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Animals have adapted to their habitats in order to survive. Complete the sentences below to create adaption cards for different animals.
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Sloths move very slowly so that Arctic foxes have thick fur to
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Green algae grows in their fur which helps to Their fur is white so that
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them in the trees. They have long claws to help them Their footpads are thickly furred to
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Whale Meerkat
Whales are perfectly adapted to Meerkats are perfectly adapted to
live in the live in the
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Describe features that show how it is suited to the environment it lives in.
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Suggested answers:
Sloths move very slowly so that their predators cannot see them as they move
through the trees.
They have long claws to help them grip the trees they climb.
They have a thick layer of blubber beneath the skin to keep them warm in freezing
seas.
Meerkats are light coloured so that they are camouflaged in the sandy desert.
They have dark patches around their eyes to protect them from the glare of the sun
and to help them to look out for predators.
Photo credits
Meerkat
© http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suricates,_Namibia-2.jpg
Sloth
© http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Choloepus_hoffmanni_(Puerto_Viejo,_CR).jpg
Whale
© http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Humpback_whale_jumping.jpg