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A large kangaroo can jump up to 8 metres in one hop.
How far can you jump? Try jumping from the same spot (no run-ups allowed) several times.
Mark the ground where you land each time to see which was your best go. Hop to it!
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Clownfish live in sea anemones for safety.
An anemone’s stinging tentacles keep predators away, but don’t hurt the clownfish. To make a sea anemone, lay a cardboard box on its side and cover it with bright streamers for tentacles. Crawl inside and pretend you are a clownfish happy in its colourful home.
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Koalas eat only gum leaves.
Imagine eating only one type of food for your whole life! Would you get bored of it?
Using pencils and paper, create a menu for a bushland restaurant, offering the type of food you think native animals would like to eat. Don’t forget some gumleaf dishes for koalas!
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Male and female black-necked storks perform special dances to show how much they like each other. Can you dance like a black-necked stork?
Stand on one leg and stretch out your arms gracefully. Feel free to add your own moves, like leaps or twirls.
Don’t be shy, shake your tail feather!
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This termite mound is more than 2 metres high — that’s taller than an adult man.
Termite mounds have to be big because many millions of termites live inside them. They look a little like sand castles, so next time you are at the beach or in a sandpit, see how high you can build your castle.
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No. Most bats have good eyesight, especially flying-foxes.
Flying-foxes need good vision to look for food at night-time. To find out what it’s like living in the dark, blindfold one player and have another collect items from around the house.
The blindfolded player must then touch the items and guess what they are.
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A magpie knows hundreds of songs.
It copies the tunes of other birds and makes up its own as well. Can you make up a song?
Like a magpie, borrow some parts from songs you already know and then add in your own tunes.
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Some animals have colours and patterns that blend into the background to help them hide from enemies or sneak up on prey. This is called camouflage. To try camouflaging, play hide and seek with a friend and hide where the colour of your clothes matches your surroundings.
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Male bowerbirds collect blue things to make their bower (or stage) look pretty to impress females. How many blue things are in your home?
Set a time limit of one minute during which each player has to collect as many blue things as possible. Whoever collects the most items wins.
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Rainbow lorikeets are colourful to help them hide in native plants with bright flowers. Their green backs and rainbow chests blend in with the leaves and flowers of trees. Dress up in many differently coloured clothes, then hold a fashion parade and strut your stuff like a lorikeet.
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This lizard’s blue tongue helps to frighten away predators.
You may not think a blue tongue is scary, but in the animal world, sudden flashes of colour mean danger. What colour is your tongue?
Can you touch the tip of your nose with it?
Hungry for facts and fun? Then chow down on the Bite-size Activity Cards! Have fun and learn about Australian wildlife at the same time. Each of the 50 cards contains a question and answer about a favourite Aussie animal, plus a fun-filled activity, game or craft idea.
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