Zoo Alive Kidz - Summer 2013/2014 edition

FREE 2014 KIDS MAG & CALENDAR Summer edition

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20 of the animals due to sail on Noah’s Ark are missing a mate. Can you help the animals below locate their pair? The names are written diagonally, forwards and backwards, upwards and downwards.

Welcome to our first Zoo Alive Kidz!

We hope you have fun with the animal games and puzzles.

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Once you’re done, turn over for a cool 2014 wall calendar to write your own special dates in, alongside all the great Zoo events throughout the next year.

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Cats

Spot the difference

Among the world’s most stunning creatures are big cats.

They each have uniquely patterned coats that keep them cleverly camouflaged – be they in the African savannah or in the jungles of Asia and South America.

1. GIRAFFE 2. KIWI 3. ELEPHANT 4. KAKAPO 5. CHIMPANZEE 6. ZEBRA 7. SEA LION

Nine coats, nine cats: Ocelet, Serval, Lion , Sumatran tiger,

8. TUATARA 9. ARCHEYS FROG 10. RED PANDA 11. MEERKAT 12. WETA PUNGA

Asian golden cat, Snow leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar and Cougar.

13. TORTOISE 14. BEARDED DRAGON 15. KAURI SNAIL 16. RHINOCEROS

Who’s who?

17. GIANT KOKOPU 18. AXOLOTYL 19. FLAMINGO 20. TARANTULA

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What’s orange and sounds like a parrot?

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How do monkeys get down the stairs?

What do you call a girl with a frog on her head?

A: Lily

A: They slide down the banana-ster!

COOL CATS ANSWERS: AFRICA 1. Cheetah 2. Serval 3. Lion ASIA 4. Sumatran tiger 5. Snow leopard 6. Asian golden cat SOUTH AMERICA 7. Jaguar 8. Ocelet 9. Cougar

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From South America

Did you hear about the dog who wanted to be a magician?

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The oldest known animal is the ocean quahog, a type of mollusc that lives for over 500 years. There are tortoises that have lived almost 180 years, and swans that have lived a century. (We wonder if they all get a letter from The Queen on their 100th birthday?)

Stronger

Large scarab beetles can lift 850 times their body weight.

That’s equivalent to a human lifting 10 African elephants.

Bigger

The pygmy shrew eats twice its own body weight in insects every day. Despite that, it’s still the smallest mammal in North America!

Lazier

The biggest animal on the planet is the blue whale. Its heart alone is the size of a car! But did you know that it is also the loudest? A blue whale produces sounds louder than the engine of a jet, which can be heard 800 kilometres away.

The biggest living animal on land is the African elephant.

Koalas can sleep up to 22 hours a day. On the other hand, some giraffes only sleep for two hours.

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Reaching speeds of over 100km/h, the cheetah is the fastest land animal. But did you know that the saltfish can go 5km/h faster in water, and the albatross reaches speeds of up to 127km/h in the air?

Leaving all three in the dust though, is the peregrine falcon, which can dive at an incredible 270km/h.

The African grey parrot is apparently as smart as a 5-year-old human.

It can recognise five shapes, count to six and distinguish seven colours.

But the smartest known bird is in fact the crow, who will throw nuts on to the road so that passing cars crack them open.

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New Year’s resolution

A: Baby ca What are caterpillars afraid of?

What do you get when you cross a giraffe with a hedgehog?

A: Dog-erpillars.

Why did the fish cross the ocean?

A: A six-foot toothbrush.

A: To get to the other tide!

What cheese gets a bear out of a tree?

A: Camembert (Bend your knees, slap both hands on your lap, and say “Come on, bear”!)

Why do seagulls live by the sea?

A: Because if they lived by the bay they’d be bagels.

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Hungrier

For 2014, I’m creating my own vege garden, growing foods I love like carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and also strawberries – to eat with my favourite ice cream!

Having my own vege patch means I eat fresh, healthy and free. Plus, it’s good for the environment as I don’t have to drive my car to the supermarket as often or use plastic bags or other packaging that creates more waste.

Join me and make your 2014 New Year’s resolution today!

Hunger Game

Enter to win

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Once you know the name, email it to zoofriends@aucklandzoo.co.nz and you’ll go into the draw to win a behind-the-scenes lemur experience for 4 people!

This is an amazing opportunity to get up close to these beautiful creatures from Madagascar*

When the zookeepers were feeding the animals this morning, one animal got missed out. We need your help to find the hungry inhabitant.

Start at the front gate and follow the route on the map to gather clues!

Blue duck

The High Country

Kea

The Lookout

Native birds

The Forest Siamang gibbon

Elephant House

The Conservation Centre

Short-tailed bat

The Islands ASB Elephant Clearing

Kiwi

Serval

The Night Squirrel monkey

Tuatara Baboon

Te Wao Nui

Asian elephant

Hippo River

Penguin

The Heron Wetlands

Hippopotamus

Seal Tarantula

Cheetah

Flamingo

The Watering Hole

The Coast Jamuna Plaza

Orangutan Cotton-top tamarin

Old Elephant House Function Centre

Ringtailed lemur

Pygmy marmoset

Rhinoceros

Central Lawn

Orangutan Trail Golden lion tamarin

Galapagos tortoise

Lion

Alligator

Otter Meerkat

Meerkat

Reptiles

Pridelands

Red panda

The Tropics

Macaw

Springbok

Critter Cottages (for hire)

Ostrich Willow Island (for hire)

Band Rotunda

Kunekune pig

Frog Zebra

KidZone Darwin’s

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Tiger Territory

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Aussie Walkabout

Lorikeet Aviary

WildZone Gift Shop

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Red panda

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Weta Cafe Discovery & Learning Centre

EDUCATION CENTRE

(booked sessions only) Porcupine

Wallaby

Zoo Car Park

Emu NZCCM

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Start at the WildZone gift shop What recycled product – washed up on the beaches of Africa – has been made into toy animals?

(See Zoo Alive, page 20)

Finally, take the first letter m of every answer and put the in ber num n stio que ir next to the the boxes below.

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What is the largest bird in the world?

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Now you’re Motions Road off to Pridelands

Next stop is Te Wao Nui What is the name of the dark section that you will find the kiwis in?

Plus more to win

We have awesome prizes to give away to seven lucky readers. To enter, just write in and tell us the name of the planet’s biggest animal (check out ‘Animal over achievers’!). You can separately enter for both different prizes if you wish, but you can only win one.

Email to zoofriends@aucklandzoo.co.nz with either ‘monopoly’ or ‘camera’ in the subject line. Include your answer, your name, and a contact phone number in the body of the email.

Send entries to zoofriends@aucklandzoo.co.nz by 20 January 2014

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Eastern water dragon

Go to Elephant Clearing

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What kind of baby animal is the sculpture that’s big enough to sit on?

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Aussie birds

Who is the orangutan that shares a space with Gangsa?

Stop for a break at the Band Rotunda

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What do you call the circular building where bands sometimes play?

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Visit the Orangutan Trail

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Head to The Tropics What snappy animals are usually found soaking up the sun on the riverbank?

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Monopoly ‘Auckland Edition’ board games – for the best holiday fun on a rainy day!

Nikon Coolpix S2600 digital camera – to capture all the cool stuff you’ll be doing throughout 2014.

*Minimum age 8 years. Date of experience set in consultation with winner.

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