In this worksheet we are going to look at how animals have babies and

grow up—but they do it differently, not all animals are the same!

There are 5 groups of animals with bones, the names of these groups

are written below in green, can you find them all in the word search?

Mammal Bird Fish Reptile Amphibian

A A C C E E F

M A M M A L P

P B B G H I R

H S I F I T E

I J R K L P G

B M D N O E N

I P S T R R A

A U V W X Y N

N Z A B C D T

Mammals are animals with fur— mammal young grow in their mum’s

stomach—this is called Pregnant.

Now can you find Pregnant in the word search?

All the other animals (birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians) lay eggs!

Below are some pictures of animals from Knowsley Safari that you

might see on your visit!

Can you put a tick through the ones that are mammals ?

And put a cross through the animals that lay eggs?

In the table below we have written the names of some of our

mammals that we have at Knowsley Safari.!

Can you add any more mammals that you know?

Below are some pictures of animals from Knowsley Safari that you

might see on your visit!

Can you put a tick through the ones that are mammals?

And put a cross through the animals that lay eggs?

Baboon

Camel Bat Antelope

Red river

hog

Giraffe Bush dog

Wolf

Meerkat Tapir Lion

Rhino

Sea lion Tiger

Mammals grow their young inside their body.

Other animals lay eggs, in the box below can you draw some animals

that lay eggs?

Mammals look different when they are a baby to when they are a

grown up.

But some animals change as they grow up! Can you draw

pictures in the boxes below to show how different some animals look

as they grow in their lives?

Lifecycle of a Frog

Frogspawn Tadpole Frog

Lifecycle of a Butterfly

Caterpillar Pupae Butterfly

These changes in the life of an animal is it’s

Can you finish the sentences below by filling in the gaps with the

correct word from the box at the bottom of the page?

Mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians all have B………………

Mammals are covered in F…………….

A baby mammal grows in it’s mum’s T……………………………….

When the baby mammal is growing the mum is P…………………………

Mammal babies drink M…………………..

Birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians all lay E………………….

A C…………….…… is a baby bird and a F………………….. Is a baby deer

A P……………. is a baby dog and a K…………………………. Is a baby cat

A C…………….…… is a baby cow and a L……………….. Is a baby sheep

A F…………………… is a baby horse and a P…………………. Is a baby pig

Fur Pregnant Eggs Chick Kitten Calf Piglet

Bones Tummy Milk Fawn Pup Lamb Foal

Well done for finishing the worksheet! We can’t wait to see you and

hope you’re really excited to visit Knowsley Safari! Write some

questions in the box below that you would like to ask us on your trip!

Can you finish the sentences below by filling in the gaps with the

correct word from the box in the middle of the page?

Fish and amphibians lay their eggs in W…………………

Another name for frog eggs is F……………. S………………..

A baby frog is called a T……………………………………

A caterpillar grows into a B………………………………………….

When an animal changes in its life as it grows—this is it’s

L…………………………………………….

Frog spawn Butterfly Water Tadpole Lifecycle