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Animal Life Self-Guided
Junior Ranger Activity

(Ages 7 to 12 years)

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  1. Find a park, wild area, or place where there is likely to be some wildlife, even your own back yard. What kinds of animals do you think might live here?
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  1. What signs can you find that animals live here? Tracks, droppings, feathers, webs, nests?
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  1. Can you find an animal home? A burrow? A nest?
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  1. How do the animals that live here stay warm?
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  1. How do the animals adapt to the weather here?
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  1. What do the animals here eat?
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  1. Which if the animals you can see are carnivores (meat-eaters)? Which ones eat plants? Which ones eat both plants and meat?
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When you have finished this activity, bring it with you to the next Junior Ranger activity in the park to receive a stamp in your Junior Ranger Log Book. (You can get the free book at the park if you don't have one.)

 

Activity by: Kim A. Cabrera
Interpretive Specialist
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
July 2001

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