1. Science Week Challenge Check out our ‘Woodland pack’ of painted dogs in their special woodland reserve! What are painted dogs known for being really good at in the animal kingdom? A, Hunting B, Swimming C, Climbing

2. Science Week Challenge See our 3 prides of lions in Lion country and read all about their special reserve! How far can the sound of a lions roar travel? A, 5 metres B, 5 miles C, 5 kilometres

3. Science Week Challenge If you are lucky today you may get close enough to stroke a wallaby in our wallaby walk through reserve. How big is a wallaby when it’s first born? A, A size of a Jelly bean B, A size of a melon C, A size of a orange

4. Science Week Challenge Go talk to the animal rangers in lemur woods, they’ll tell you lots about our lemurs. True or False? Lemurs will sometimes engage in ‘stink battles’. A, True B, False

5. Science Week Challenge Visit Project Polar to see the only polar bears in England. What colour is a polar bears fur? A, White B, Brown C, Transparent

6. Science Week Challenge Go see our bachelor herd of giraffes up at the giraffe house you can even see how tall you are compared to them. On average how long does an adult giraffe sleep for in a day? A, 8 hours B, 12 hours C 4.6 hours

7. Science Week Challenge Check out our South America Viva and discover some of our more unusual animals like our capybara, anteaters or armadillos. How long is an anteaters tongue? A, 8cm B, 60cm C, 43cm

8. Science Week Challenge Visit our Land of the Tigers and see if you can spot our year old tiger cubs. Hint- they’re almost as big as their mum now! What is causing the Amur Tiger numbers to go down in the wild? You can circle more than one. A, Habitat loss B, Humans are killing them for their fur and body parts. C, Competing with humans for food.

9. Science Week Challenge Answers 1.Answer: A Painted dogs are very good hunters they have a catch rate of 80% due to their excellent teamwork. 2.Answer: B Lions are very territorial and will use their roar to ward off potential threats. 3.Answer: A As soon as they are born they will latch onto their mum’s teat and can stay in the pouch up to 9 months. 4.Answer: A They will rub their tails with ‘smelly’ gland secretions and flick these at each other. 5.Answer: C Their fur is actually colourless but takes on the colours of the surrounding reflecting light. 6.Answer: C Due to a giraffes long neck they are unable to lay down for long so they will normally fall asleep standing up. 7.Answer: B Their long tongues can reach into anthills but they have to eat quickly or they might get stung! By moving their tongue at 160 times per a minute they can avoid being stung. They can eat approx. 30,000 ants in one day! 8.Answer: All of them! Amur Tigers are quite unlucky as even today humans continue to destroy their homes and hunt them. There are only approx. 400 Amur tigers left in the wild.