Fennec fox, Arctic fox and bull shark
The fennec fox lives in the deserts of North Africa, including Egypt. Its huge ears help it hear insects under the sand and let heat leave its body. Its sandy fur is camouflage, and it pants to cool down, rests in a burrow by day and hunts at night. The Arctic fox lives where it is freezing cold. It has thick fur, small ears that lose less heat, and a coat that is brown in summer and white in winter. The bull shark can swim in salty sea water and also up into fresh water rivers. Its back is dark and its belly is pale, so from above it blends with deep water and from below with the bright surface. A chameleon has eyes that turn separately, skin colours that change, and it can puff up and open its mouth to bluff an enemy. A chameleon is a kind of lizard.
| Animal | Structural | Behavioural |
|---|---|---|
| fennec fox | huge ears, sandy fur | pants, burrow by day, hunts at night |
| Arctic fox | thick fur, small ears, coat changes colour | curls up in the snow |
| bull shark | dark back, pale belly, copes with salty and fresh water | swims up rivers |
| chameleon | eyes turn separately, colour-changing skin | puffs up to bluff |
Animal card. Pick one animal from this lesson. Fold a paper in two: on the left draw or write its structural adaptations, on the right its behavioural ones. Under the card write the habitat and one problem the animal solves. Show it to someone at home and ask them to guess the animal.