,SWITCHEROO ZOO NEW ANIMAL SPECIES
What three animals are mixed together to make your new species?
1. ______2. ______3. ______
NOTE: DO NOT USE DOG, CAT, PIG, HORSE, DONKEY OR ROOSTER
Using at least three letters from each of the original animal’s names, what is the name of your new animal? ______
If this animal actually existed, list one difficulty it may encounter and two positive things that it would now enjoy. ______
Give a physical description of your new animal:
body covering ______
color ______
#/ type of feet ______
warm or cold blooded ______
ANIMAL PICTURE
SWITCHEROO ZOO ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION SHEET ANIMAL 1
type of animal ______
scientific name ______
lifespan ______
diet (circle one) carnivore (eats meat) herbivore (eats plants) omnivore (eats both)
predators or prey or both? ______
(answer BOTH questions if your animal is both a predator and prey)
If it is a prey, what are its enemies? ______
If it is a predator, what does it hunt? ______
habitat: circle a habitat use the lines below to describe what that habitat is like
tropical Arctic forest desert savannah/grassland aquatic mountain/alpine
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more facts
1. ______
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2. ______
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3. ______
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SWITCHEROO ZOO ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION SHEET ANIMAL 2
type of animal ______
scientific name ______
lifespan ______
diet (circle one) carnivore (eats meat) herbivore (eats plants) omnivore (eats both)
predators or prey or both? ______
(answer BOTH questions if your animal is both a predator and prey)
If it is a prey, what are its enemies? ______
If it is a predator, what does it hunt? ______
habitat: circle a habitat use the lines below to describe what that habitat is like
tropical Arctic forest desert savannah/grassland aquatic mountain/alpine
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more facts
1. ______
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2. ______
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3. ______
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SWITCHEROO ZOO ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION SHEET ANIMAL 3
type of animal ______
scientific name ______
lifespan ______
diet (circle one) carnivore (eats meat) herbivore (eats plants) omnivore (eats both)
predators or prey or both? ______
(answer BOTH questions if your animal is both a predator and prey)
If it is a prey, what are its enemies? ______
If it is a predator, what does it hunt? ______
habitat: circle a habitat use the lines below to describe what that habitat is like
tropical Arctic forest desert savannah/grassland aquatic mountain/alpine
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more facts
1. ______
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2. ______
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3. ______
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