ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

Self-Directed Tour Grades Three through Five ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS . Teacher Guide This self-guided tour will introduce you and your class to animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo, and focus on their ADAPTATIONS for survival. Animals live in a variety of unique environments. To survive in many of these environments, animals have adapted both behaviorally and physically. At the Zoo, you can observe some of the special physical ADAPTATIONS that animals have developed over the ages. In this tour, you will be introduced to the world of ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS , including what ADAPTATIONS are, why some ADAPTATIONS benefit an ANIMAL , and which animals typify certain ADAPTATIONS . Table of contents Objectives and vocabulary Section 1. Adaptation information Section 2. Zoo ANIMAL information Section 3. Pre-visit activities Section 4. Zoo visit activities Section 5. Post-visit activities Section 6. Zoo map Back page This curriculum packet has been provided by the Zoological Society of Milwaukee County and the Ladish Company Foundation.

Sharp Teeth One of the most visible adaptations on many animals, sharp teeth help an animal eat meat. Found primarily on meat-eating animals, or carnivores, sharp teeth are used mainly for the tearing and chewing of an animal's prey. Rather than developing the dull teeth of

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