Big animals

It can weigh up to 6 000 kilos and can eat up to 250 kilos of food every day. It can swim and uses its trunk as a snorkel. It lives to be around 60 years old and has poor eyesight and hearing.

• leopard

• elephant

• rhinoceros

• lion

• buffalo

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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This animal weighs about 1000 kilos and has a life span of around 30 years. It is said that this animmal is shy and likes to be in its own. It has two pointed horns on its face and a pointer upper lip. This animal is grey in colour.

• leopard

• elephant

• rhinoceros

• buffalo

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This is a very fast animal that can run at a speed of 60 km/h and can jump onto rocks up to 3 meters high. It weighs around 60-80 kilos and has very good eyesight. This animal is nocturnal which means it sleeps during the day and is awake during the night.

• buffalo

• rabbit

• kangaroo

• leopard

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This big animal weighs about 2000 kilos. It is the second largest animal living on land. It is much calmer than the animal referred to as its cousin. It has a squared upper lip because it eats mainly grass. This animal is grey.

• elephant

• buffalo

• rhinoceros

• lion

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

You can hear this animal roar from a distance of 8 kilometers and it is the biggest meat eater in Africa. They say that this animal is very lazy because it lies on its back between 15 and 20 hours a day.

• leopard

• wolf

• lion

• elephant

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This animal is one of the most dangerous animals in the world when it is wounded. It weighs about 600 kilos, eats mainly grass and is a very good swimmer.

• shark

• buffalo

• leopard

• lion

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Choose a wild animal and write 5 facts about it.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5