shaldon wildlife trust activity pack
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Shaldon Wildlife Trust
Activity PackScience Bazaar 2021
Top Trumps Cards – cut out and playJungle animals - print out and colour in
For ages 4 and upwards
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Red Titi Monkeys twist their long tails
together when they’re sleeping
TyroneSlender-tailed
Meerkat
MaxiCommon
Squirrel Monkey
CupidRed Titi Monkey
FraggleGolden Lion
Tamarin
Fraggle can be
very loud and
gets excited
when he sees
his favourite
food: bugs. He
lives with his
Fraggle FactsAge: 15 yearsNo. in the zoo: 1Cuteness: 5Friendliness: 5Cleverness: 3Noisiness: 5
Special FactsCountry: BrazilThreat status: 4 -EndangeredFavourite foods: fruit, insects.
Cupid is Shaldon’s
breeding female
and is an excellent
mother. Like lots of
Titis she’s quite
nervous around
new things.
two best friends, our Pygmy
Marmosets, Ozzy and Ava.
Cupid FactsAge: 15 yearsNo. in the zoo: 5Cuteness: 4Friendliness: 3Cleverness: 3Noisiness: 2
Special FactsCountries: Ecuador, Colombia and PeruThreat status: 7 -Least ConcernFavourite foods: fruit, bamboo shoots, insects.
Maxi is one of
Shaldon’s youngest
Squirrel Monkeys
and is quite cheeky.
She likes running
around and
Maxi FactsAge: 3 yearsNo. in the zoo: 6Cuteness: 4Friendliness: 5Cleverness: 4Noisiness: 5
Special FactsCountries: Various including Brazil, Ecuador, ColombiaThreat status: 7 -Least ConcernFavourite food: fruit, insects and tree frogs.
Tyrone is Shaldon’s
largest Meerkat and
lives with his brothers
and sister. He loves his
food but drinks water in
quite a weird way (he
sometimes jumps on the keepers. Squirrel
Monkeys are very vocal and have up to 30
different calls.
Sticks his whole bottom chin in the water
bowl). When eating scorpions, Meerkats rip
the sting off to avoid getting stung when
eating them.
Tyrone FactsAge: 6 yearsNo. in the zoo: 4Cuteness: 3Friendliness: 3Cleverness: 3Noisiness: 2
Special FactsCountries: Botswana, Namibia, South AfricaThreat status: 7 -Least ConcernFavourite food: insects, scorpions, eggs, reptiles, seeds.
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Top Trumps: Cut out the cards, share them with others and play. Whoever scores highest keeps the card.
ElsaAzara’s Agouti
LienOwston’s Civet
EkaRed Ruffed
Lemur
Mini BYellow-breasted
Capuchin
Mini B is Shaldon’s
oldest male
Capuchin. He is
quite clever and
loves to do his
training with our
keeper, Carly.
Mini B FactsAge: 12 yearsNo. in the zoo: 8Cuteness: 4Friendliness: 5Cleverness: 5Noisiness: 3
Special FactsCountry: BrazilThreat status: 3 –Critically EndangeredFavourite food: fruits, seeds, flowers, insects, reptiles, eggs and sometimes shellfish.
The Red Ruffed
Lemurs are
Shaldon’s loudest
resident at the zoo
and they make
frequent calls
throughout the day.
Red Ruffed LemursCapuchins are very intelligent and use
tools, such as rocks, to crack open hard
nuts that they can’t bite into.
have six bottom teeth called a toothcomb
with which they groom and eat.
Eka FactsAge: 7 yearsNo. in the zoo: 5Cuteness: 3Friendliness: 3Cleverness: 3Noisiness: 5
Special FactsCountry: MadagascarThreat status: 3 -Critically Endangered Favourite food: Figs.
Lien is nocturnal but
she will sometimes
wake up to get bugs
and worms from her
keepers. Owston’s
Civets are very rare
Lien FactsAge: 1 yearsNo. in the zoo: 1Cuteness: 3Friendliness: 3Cleverness: 4Noisiness: 2
Special FactsCountries: Laos, Vietnam and southern ChinaThreat status: 4 -EndangeredFavourite food: worms.
Elsa is Shaldon’s
bravest Agouti and
will say hello each
morning to the
keepers, but she
expects some food
in return. Agoutis and there are only 11 of them in zoos
outside of Vietnam. have incredibly strong teeth and can
chew into things as hard as coconuts.
Elsa FactsAge: 6 yearsNo. in the zoo: 3Cuteness: 3Friendliness: 5Cleverness: 3Noisiness: 1
Special FactsCountries: Brazil, Paraguay and ArgentinaThreat status: 0 –Data DeficientFavourite food: nuts and seeds.
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hunters, using their long arms to grab
their prey at night.
JeffBlack-Legged
Dart Frog
Our Black-Legged
Dart Frogs love to
sing and have a
loud trilling call.
They are one of the
most toxic animals
Jeff FactsAge: 5 yearsNo. in the zoo: 5Cuteness: 2Friendliness: 2Cleverness: 3Noisiness: 4
Special FactsCountry: ColombiaThreat status: 4-EndangeredFavourite food: insects.
KasunGrey Slender
Loris
Kasun loves
watching people and
will sit near the front
of his enclosure.
Slender Lorises are
expert insect
in the world and have enough toxins on
their skin to kill 10 adults.
Kasun FactsAge: 8 yearsNo. in the zoo: 2Cuteness: 4Friendliness: 4Cleverness: 4Noisiness: 1
Special FactsCountries: India and Sri LankaThreat status: 6 – Near ThreatenedFavourite food: insects.
Sou
rce:
IUC
N R
ed L
ist
20
21
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rce:
IUC
N R
ed L
ist
20
21
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