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Table of Contents
Animal Antics
Forest Animals Word Search *
Desert Animals Word Search *
Grassland Animals Word Search *
Animals of the Rainforest
Urban Animals
Animals of the Mountains
Animals of the Desert
Animals of the Sea
Endangered Species: Iranian Jerboa
Endangered Species: Amur Leopard
Manatee Facts *
Buffalo Facts
California Condor Facts
Grizzly Bear Facts
Silverback Gorilla Facts
Certificate of Completion
Answer Sheets
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Forest Animals
Circle the names of the animals in the word search.
A C A R D I N A L C L A P E
G H E B R O W N B E A R O M
O A S U G R A C F R B U R V
S P E J O P R H A T M I C A
S K I O S Q U I R R E L U P
O A U Q E T R P S C A G P H
K H O N D K K M A H G R I O
S Q U T K Z L U X C L W N S
A R A C C O O N L T E N E I
G E R T R F A K W Y M B A N
squirrel eagle
cardinal skunk
raccoon chipmunk
porcupine brown bear
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Desert Animals
C I T A S V U L T U R E F A
O G N R A T I D O K W R T I
Y U G C E M L C V X E A O S
R A T T L E S N A K E H R K
A N E I M U T P E B R F T E
B A K A W B W J I Z A S O R
B T C H O X A E M D R G I N
I L U Q U M I C S K E T S O
T V E Y C O Y O T E Q R E P
E H A W K L F S A R O L I H
tortoise camel rabbit

spider rattlesnake hawk
vulture coyote iguana
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Grassland Animals
B R E C K S P T Z E B R A G
O W O L E S K L X I A M E N
K A S I E T O U F H D W X E
A Q T N G P C L N R G A L K
N A R E F E H Z I K E J I B
G B I K O A L A H I R E O Y
A P C E D M E P N E D X N R
R L H B L O D C E T V P E N
O H U T G I R A F F E E T A
O D B F R H A S O Z D C N K
elephant zebra koala

lion kangaroo deer
badger giraffe ostrich
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ANIMAL HABITATS - FUN PAGE!
Animals of the Rainforest

Rainforests are dense forests with a high rainfall. They are a great
place to live for many animals because there is lots of water, shelter
and food, and it is always warm. Rainforests are very important
because their plants make much of the Earth‛s oxygen, which we need
to breathe. Rainforests are being destroyed every day by humans.
Anaconda
WORD SEARCH
Words may be horizontal, vertical, backwards, or diagonal
Spider Monkey FUN FACTS

S P A R R O T H K V I H
Tapir A Toucan‛s huge, colorful bill is hollow.
A P W A N R L G Y R D A •••
Parrot
C N I I N A A B W R E R Jaguars do not avoid water. In fact they
Toucan are wonderful swimmers.
E N A D S T P U I S A P
Sloth •••
R A N C E C E B G E J Y
A sloth moves so little that algae
Y C A E O R G A D A Q E Jaguar
grows on its fur!
I U R O W N M F T X J A Anteater
S O R A I H D O A E E G Ocelot Word Search Answer

Y A U O C E L O T I S H
E T C M T U M A N G R L Anaconda L E A K L I D L T L U M
E E K T A P I R O M A A
A A M O R I P A T K E E Harpy Eagle
L R G N A M U T M C T E
G E E A O D H I A R O S
A J X T F M N W O R U I
M U L T L D I L K A E L Macaw E Q A D A G R O E A C Y
Y J E G B E C E C N A R
H S I T O L E C O U A Y Hummingbird
P A S I U P T S D A N E
R E R W B A A N I I N C
A D R Y G L R N A W P A
H I V K H T O R R A P S Color the
Monkey
ANIMAL MATCH UP
Draw a line from the rainforest animal to its name.
Toucan
Tapir
Sloth
Jaguar
Poison Arrow Frog
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Urban Animals
Look out in your backyard or in a nearby park and you will see animals
that live happily alongside humans. These animals have adapted their
behavior, what they eat, and where they sleep, so they can thrive in
Chipmunk urban areas. Some even depend on humans for their survival.
WORD SEARCH
FUN FACTS
Crow
H C N I F E S U O H When a possum is afraid, it will
Seagull “play dead” until it feels safe.
P I D G E O N K T R •••
Pidgeon
O E W D R O D N S L In the summer and spring, squirrels and
Raccoon
chipmunks hide food for the winter.
S A O R O R F U N C Squirrel •••
S A R C A O I K I U Possum A rat‛s teeth never
Mallard stop growing.
U E C T X I O S C D
House Finch
M A S Q U I R R E L
Skunk Word Search Answer
R S E A G U L L H C W ord List:
Fox T S M A L L A R D E
E S U O M E S U O H
H O U S E M O U S E
House Mouse C
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E D R A L L A M S T Rat
D C S O I X T C E U
U I K I O A C R A S
C N U F R O R O A S
L S N D O R D W E O
URBAN ANIMAL MATCH UP

R T K N O E G D I P
H O U S E F I N C H
Draw a line from the urban animal to its name.

Color the
Possum
Squirrel
Raccoon
Crow
House Sparrow
Duck

Animals of the Mountains

Animals must be tough to survive the rugged terrain of the
mountains. Many animals migrate—which means travel to another
area—during the harsh winters to search for
Coyote food and warmer weather.
WORD SEARCH
Words may be horizontal, vertical, backwards, or diagonal FUN FACTS
Chipmunk
Mountain goat babies (called kids) can
G R I Z Z L Y B E A R N
Pika climb steep cliffs an hour after birth.
T A O G N I A T N U O M
Coyote •••
R C H I P M U N K I N E Mountain lions are solitary and shy animals.
Lynx They rarely attack humans.
A P E R E R T M L E L V
E C E E E N U N T G E P Deer •••
Bobcats are nocturnal (active at
B O U E I I I R A T G I Black Bear
night) and are rarely seen.
K Y D I N A A E D O B K Pine Marten
C O A X T M D L A M F A Mountain Goat
Word Search Answer
A T A N E L A C A R Y X Grizzly Bear E K G H L Y N X M R P M
L E U N A A N E P A W Z
B T M M U S T O B I O B
Bald Eagle Z W A P E N A A N U E L
X Y R A C A L E N A T A
B O I B O T S U M M T B
Marmot A
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M P R M X N Y L H G K E I G T A R I I I E U O B
Mountain Lion P E G T N U N E E E C E
V L E L M T R E R E P A
E N I K N U M P I H C R
M O U N T A I N G O A T
MOUNTAIN ANIMAL MATCH UP

N R A E B Y L Z Z I R G
Draw a line from the mountain animal to its name.

Color the Bobcat
Black Bear
Pine Marten
Mountain Goat
Mountain Lion
White-Tailed Deer

Animals of the Desert

A desert is an area that gets very little rain. There are different
kinds of deserts around the world—they can be hot or cold.
Animals that live in deserts have adapted to live with extreme
Diamondback Rattlesnake temperature changes, very little water and a shortage of food.
WORD SEARCH
Words may be horizontal, vertical, backwards, or diagonal FUN FACTS
Camel Adult desert tortoises can live more
W
D D
E E
S S E R T I G U A N A
than a year without access to water!
Roadrunner
E R U T L U V Y E K R U T •••
R I I E N O I P R O C S T Coyote Rattlesnakes only bite humans
A S I D E W I N D E R I R Rattlesnake in self defense.
T E V M U P A K T V B O X Scorpion •••
T A R A N T U L A B A J O
Camels store fat in their hump,
Tarantula
not water!
L E S W T E G F A D C Q F
Fennec Fox
E M O R B M P R R X O E C
Sidewinder
S R T L D O K U C U Y E E
Word Search Answer
N E N C A C N A R E O A N
Turkey Vulture F O L J K W K H L R S I E
E I E L O Y B E E J R R K
A A T T A N M X E Z T R N Jack Rabbit N R T Z E X M N A T T A A
N A O E R A N C A C N E N
Desert Iguana
E E Y U C U K O D L T R S
K R R J E E B Y O L E I E C E O X R R P M B R O M E
F Q C D A F G E T W S E L
E I S R L H K W K J L O F O J A B A L U T N A R A T
Color the
X O B V T K A P U M V E T
R I R E D N I W E D I S A
Iguana T
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DESERT ANIMAL MATCH UP

A N A U G I T R E S ES DE D
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Draw a line from the desert animal to its name.
Camel
Tarantula
Fennec Fox
Jack Rabbit
Desert Tortoise

Animals of the Sea

Water covers over seventy percent of our planet, and billions of
fascinating animals thrive in the oceans and seas. There is a
whole world beneath the water‛s surface filled with weird and
wonderful wildlife that many of us may never see.
WORD SEARCH
FUN FACTS
Blowfish
S O C T O P U S D E Crab The male seahorse carries the eggs,
and “gives birth” to the live babies.
S W D I U Q S E O L Shark
•••
E S O E T H C L L T Seahorse You are twice as likely to be struck by
A T S R Q S R A P R Coral lightning than to be bitten by a shark.
•••
H A H L D I A H H U Starfish
An octopus has no bones.
Squid
O R A A E F B W I T
Octopus
R F R R A W I I N A Word Search Answer
Whale T O E L B R O H H I
S I K O A O R S I E
Dolphin
S H H H L I C O S E
E I S R O A O K I S
E S O C I L H H H S A N I I W A R R F R
Sea Turtle T I W B F E A A R O
I H H O R B L E O T U H H A I D L H A H
Swordfish R P A R S Q R S T A
T L L C H T E O S E
L O E S Q U I D W S
E D S U P O T C O S
SEA ANIMAL MATCH UP
Draw a line from the sea animal to its name.
Color the
Sea Turtle
Orca
Blowfish
Eel
Great White Shark
Seahorse

Southern Iran
Endangered Species
Iranian Jerboa
Allactaga firouzi
The jerboa is a very small rodent that resembles

a mouse. It has large feet, which allow it
to bounce around like kangaroo. This
species has a small population,
so very little is known about them.
Only a few were found living on
a mountain steppe
in southern Iran
in 2005.
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Russia Far East
Endangered Species &
Northern China
Amur Leopard
Panthera pardus orientalis
There are only about

20-30 Amur
leopards left in
the wild, in a
tiny area that
connects China
and Russia. At this
time they are listed as
critically endangered.
The species is threat-
ened by excessive
poaching, and their
habitat is in danger
due to high
levels of con-
struction. Their
numbers are
increasing
in captivity.
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Manatee
Manatees are also know as sea cows. They are
mammals that live under the water. They rise to the
surface to breath oxygen. They live in shallow water,
usually less than 7 feet deep. They eat plants, such as
grass and algae.
There are three different species of manatees. One
species, call the West African manatee lives in Africa. A
second species, called the Amazonian manatee, lives in
South America. The West Indian manatee lives mostly
in the Caribbean and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico but
may move north during the spring and summer.
It is hard for scientists to know how many
West Indian manatees there are. They estimate
between 2,000 to 5,000. The West Indian
manatee has been listed as an endangered
species. This means that the population is so
low that the West Indian manatee may become
extinct. Many die because of accidents with
ships or other human causes, such as pollution.
Federal and state laws protect the manatee.
Scientists are working to find ways to help the
manatee survive.
A manatee mother with her calf
Fill in the Blank Manatee Facts

• The manatee’s closest relative in the
How many species of manatees are there? animal world is the elephant and hyrax.
• Manatees average over 9 feet in length and
___________________________________________ weigh between 800 to 1200 pounds.
Where does the West Indian manatee mostly • Manatees may live 60 years or more.
live?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
What does “endangered species” mean?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
What do manatees eat?
___________________________________________
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Buffalo
The buffalo is also known as the American bison. It is the
largest land mammal in North America.
Buffalo live in herds, or groups, and travel from place to
place looking for grass to eat. The buffalo was a major source
of food for the Native Americans
who lived on the Great Plains.
Millions of these animals once
lived across most of North America.
The buffalo was almost extinct
after human hunting in the 1800s.
Conservation methods by ranchers and the government beginning in
1899 have saved the buffalo from extinction. Today, there are around
400,000 buffalo on public lands, private ranches and zoos.
Buffalo Facts
The average buffalo is about 5-6 feet tall at
the shoulder and can weigh up to 2,200 pounds.
A buffalo can run 35-40 miles an hour.
Buffalo like to roll on the ground, often in
the same spot as other buffalos. This creates a
hole in the ground, called a buffalo wallow.
Tell a Story
This picture shows a wolf pack which has surrounded
a buffalo. Write a story about what happens next. Write
the story either as one of the wolves or as the buffalo.
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California Condor
The California condor is a type of vulture, which means it
eats the meat of dead animals. The condor lives in the U.S. states
of California, Utah and Arizona. There are also condors in the
Mexican state of Baja California. It is the largest land bird in
North America.
The population of condors dropped very low in the 20th
century. In 1987 there were just 22 birds left living in the wild. As
a way to help the condor survive, the California Condor Recovery
Plan captured all the wild birds and placed them in zoos. There
the condors were protected and could have baby chicks. When
the chicks were grown, they would be returned to the wild. The A mother condor lays on a
program was successful and today there are almost 400 California baby chick. She wears a tag
condors. Over 180 of these live in the wild. so scientists can follow her.
About the California Condor

• The condor has a wingspan, or length of
the wings from tip to tip, of over 9 feet.
• Condors can fly fast, sometimes up to 55
miles per hour.
• Condors may live up to 60 years.
Tell a Story
Imagine you are this condor, flying in the sky. Write a story about
where you are going and what you see as you fly.
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Grizzly Bear
The grizzly bear is a type of brown bear found in North America.
Grizzly bears once lived over much of the continent, from the Arctic
to Mexico. Today the grizzly lives only in Canada, and the U.S. states
of Alaska, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming and Montana.
The word “grizzly” comes from the description of the gray hair in
the bear’s fur. Except for mother grizzly bears with cubs, the grizzly
lives its life alone.
Grizzly bears eat a wide variety of food. They eat meat and will
kill animals such as deer or elk. They like fish, particularly salmon. They also eat nuts, berries
and insects.
There are about 55,000 grizzly bears in North American today. Because the grizzly bear
population has dropped to a low level, the governments of the United States and Canada have
started programs to increase the number of the bears.
Grizzly Bear Facts

• An adult grizzly weighs between 290 to
790 pounds. A grizzly cub weighs less
than 1 pound when it’s born.
• The average adult grizzly bear is over 8
feet tall.
• Unlike black bears, grizzly bears have a
hump on their back.
Tell a Story
Imagine you are one of these grizzly bear cubs. Your mother
has told you and your brother to stay in one place while she
hunts. She is late coming back and both of you are hungry.
Write a story about what you and your brother do next.
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The Silverback Gorilla
The silverback gorilla is an adult male gorilla. He is called silverback because of the silver
hair that grows on his back after he has become an adult.
Family About Gorillas

Gorillas live in a family group There are two types, or species of gorillas:
called a troop. Each troop is lead by • The eastern gorilla lives in
one silverback gorilla. There are east central Africa
also adult female gorillas and their • The western gorilla lives in
babies in the troop. west central Africa.
Both species are classified as endangered.
Gorilla Food Silverback Size

Gorillas eat mostly A silverback
leaves, tree shoots and gorilla may be as tall
some fruit. The Eastern as 5 feet 9 inches
Gorilla also eats and weigh over 400
insects, such as ants. pounds.
Tell a Story
Imagine you are a silverback gorilla who lives in a zoo. Write a story about what you would do
when the zoo visitors come to see you.
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Answer Sheets
Animal Antics
Forest Animals Word Search
Desert Animals Word Search
Grassland Animals Word Search
Manatee Facts
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Answer Sheet
Forest Animals
A C A R D I N A L C L A P E
G H E B R O W N B E A R O M
O A S U G R A C F R B U R V
S P E J O P R H A T M I C A
S K I O S Q U I R R E L U P
O A U Q E T R P S C A G P H
K H O N D K K M A H G R I O
S Q U T K Z L U X C L W N S
A R A C C O O N L T E N E I
G E R T R F A K W Y M B A N
squirrel eagle
cardinal skunk
raccoon chipmunk
porcupine brown bear
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Answer Sheet
Desert Animals
C I T A S V U L T U R E F A
O G N R A T I D O K W R T I
Y U G C E M L C V X E A O S
R A T T L E S N A K E H R K
A N E I M U T P E B R F T E
B A K A W B W J I Z A S O R
B T C H O X A E M D R G I N
I L U Q U M I C S K E T S O
T V E Y C O Y O T E Q R E P
E H A W K L F S A R O L I H
tortoise camel rabbit

spider rattlesnake hawk
vulture coyote iguana
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Answer Sheet
Grassland Animals
B R E C K S P T Z E B R A G
O W O L E S K L X I A M E N
K A S I E T O U F H D W X E
A Q T N G P C L N R G A L K
N A R E F E H Z I K E J I B
G B I K O A L A H I R E O Y
A P C E D M E P N E D X N R
R L H B L O D C E T V P E N
O H U T G I R A F F E E T A
O D B F R H A S O Z D C N K
elephant zebra koala

lion kangaroo deer
badger giraffe ostrich
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Answer Sheet
Manatee
Manatees are also know as sea cows. They are
mammals that live under the water. They rise to the
surface to breath oxygen. They live in shallow water,
usually less than 7 feet deep. They eat plants, such as
grass and algae.
There are three different species of manatees. One
species, call the West African manatee lives in Africa. A
second species, called the Amazonian manatee, lives in
South America. The West Indian manatee lives mostly
in the Caribbean and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico but
may move north during the spring and summer.
It is hard for scientists to know how many
West Indian manatees there are. They estimate
between 2,000 to 5,000. The West Indian
manatee has been listed as an endangered
species. This means that the population is so
low that the West Indian manatee may become
extinct. Many die because of accidents with
ships or other human causes, such as pollution.
Federal and state laws protect the manatee.
Scientists are working to find ways to help the
manatee survive.
A manatee mother with her calf
Fill in the Blank Manatee Facts

• The manatee’s closest relative in the
How many species of manatees are there? animal world is the elephant and hyrax.
• Manatees average over 9 feet in length and
3
___________________________________________ weigh between 800 to 1200 pounds.
Where does the West Indian manatee mostly • Manatees may live 60 years or more.
live?
The Caribbean and coast of the
___________________________________________
Gulf of Mexico
___________________________________________
What does “endangered species” mean?
The population is low and it may
___________________________________________
become extinct.
___________________________________________
What do manatees eat?
Plants, such as grass and algae
___________________________________________

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tortoise camel rabbit

elephant zebra koala

Animals of the Rainforest

Spider Monkey FUN FACTS

S O R A I H D O A E E G Ocelot Word Search Answer

Poison Arrow Frog

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URBAN ANIMAL MATCH UP

Draw a line from the urban animal to its name.

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Animals of the Mountains

MOUNTAIN ANIMAL MATCH UP

Draw a line from the mountain animal to its name.

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Animals of the Desert

DESERT ANIMAL MATCH UP

Draw a line from the desert animal to its name.

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Animals of the Sea

Great White Shark

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The jerboa is a very small rodent that resembles

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There are only about

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About the California Condor

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Grizzly Bear Facts

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Family About Gorillas

Gorilla Food Silverback Size

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tortoise camel rabbit

elephant zebra koala

Fill in the Blank Manatee Facts

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