We hope you enjoyed your visit to Knowsley Safari.

There were lots of amazing African animals for you to see!

Which were your favourites?

Colour in Africa on the map.

How many countries are there in Africa?

How many seasons do we get in this country?

Can you name them?

How many seasons do you get in Africa?

What is Camouflage ?

Can you spot the animals in the picture? Fill in the table below.

Why do animals camouflage?

1. Cut out the pictures below

2. Match each skull / tooth to the animal it is from

3. Then match these to the food that the animal eats

Meat

Trees

Meat and

plants

Grass

What do you call an animal that just eats plants?

What do you call an animal that just eats meat?

What do you call an animal that eats both?

Below there are the names of some African animals.

Zebra Giraffe Ostrich

Lion Elephant Rhino

Baboon Antelope Meerkat

Snail Snake Cockroach

Can you sort these animals into the table below?

Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore

You may have met some of our African reptiles or insects during your visit to

the Safari.

The animals all have special diets which are worked out to their individual

needs. It is important we feed all of our animals the correct food and the

right amount of food to keep them healthy.

Below is a list of animals from Africa and what they eat.

Can you help us calculate the amount of food to feed the animals?

In 28 days how many rats will Anna our Royal python eat?

In 28 days how many mice will Olaf our Royal python snake eat?

In 1 week how many tomatoes will Gary our Giant African land snail eat?

In 1 week how many mealworms does Eugene our Panther Chameleon

eat?

Name Species Food Frequency

Anna Royal Python 2 rats 14 days

Olaf Royal Python 1 mouse 7 days

Gary African Land Snail

3 tomatoes 1 day

Eugene Panther Chameleon

6 mealworms 1 day

Pascal Panther Chameleon

8 mealworms 1 day

In 1 week how many mealworms does Pascal our Panther Chameleon eat?

In total how many meal worms do Pascal and Eugene eat in 1 week?

Can you work out how much food we need to order for 28 days?

Food Quantity

Rats Mice

Crickets Mealworms

We hope you enjoyed your visit to Knowsley Safari.

Big Gary our Giant African Land Snail would love to hear about your day.

On the next page write him a letter to tell him:

What you did at the safari park

What your favourite part of the day was

What your favourite animal was

If you met Big Gary while you were at the Knowsley Safari see if you can

answer the following questions:

Circle the correct answer

What does Big Gary have on top of his head?

Nose Eyes Antenna Tongue

Is Big Gary a

Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore

Is Big Gary a

Vertebrate Invertebrate

Dear Big Gary,