Animal life cycles

...at Adelaide Zoo

Step 1:

Life cycles session at the Education Centre

Step 2:

Froggery

Reptile House

Nocturnal house

Envirodome

Do inquiry questions

Your day at the Zoo

Visit one of the animal enclosures below

Step 3:

If you have time visit another of the animal enclosures

Froggery

Reptile House

Nocturnal house

Envirodome

Do inquiry questions

My notes page

Envirodome (Map Q10)

Can you see any nymphs? You may find some in the small

black enclosure? Draw a sketch of a nymph.

Baby stick insects are called nymphs.

The Froggery (Map B10) Think about how a frogs life cycle is different from a dog

or a cat (mammals)?

Look around the Froggery

Can you write the word that describes what happens

when a tadpole changes into a frog?

Draw the life cycle of a Poison Dart frog

Sometimes baby animals begin life a different colour than

their parents

What colour or colours are baby Green Tree Pythons when

they hatch?

Egg laying snakes need to keep their eggs warm so they

can hatch

How does the Rough Scaled Python keep their eggs

warm?

The Gila Monster lizard lays eggs.

Where do you think they keep their eggs?

Reptile House (Map D13) Can you find the Seahorse enclosure?

The male Seahorse has a special pouch on the front of his

tail to hold the eggs until they hatch

Is the Seahorse carrying any eggs or babies? Write your

answer below.

Can you find the stick and leaf insects in the big

enclosure?

Stick insect eggs look like little seeds. Can you see any

eggs in the enclosure?

Envirodome (Map Q 10)

Nocturnal House (Map G 3)

Southern Brown Bandicoots can have babies twice or

even five times a year!

Do you know how many babies they can have each time?

Draw a picture of your favourite nocturnal animal

Nocturnal House (Map G3) Australian animals live in the Nocturnal house

Find the Spinifex Hopping Mice, they live underground in

hot dry parts of Australia.

Why do you think the Hopping Mice wait for the rains to

come and for plants to grow before they have their babies?

Look for the Long Nosed Potoroo. Can you find out what

time of year they have their babies?

Squirrel Gliders live in dry woodland forests in Australia.

How many babies do they usually have?

Do you know where Squirrel Gliders keep their

babies when they are small?