Camp Zoology

Giraffes (3/1)

Did you know giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world, but their necks are too short to touch the ground? They can grow to be up to about 5.5 meters tall which is taller than 3 grown ups!

Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, markers, googly eyes (optional)

Zebras (3/3)
There are 3 types of zebras, which are closely related to horses. What makes them special of course, are their unique black and white stripes! Each zebra has its own individual stripe pattern, which helps zebras recognize each other.

Materials:
construction paper; tape; scissors; markers; googly eyes (optional)

Elephants (3/8)
Elephants are the largest land mammal! They are highly intelligent and social, which means they like to interact with their friends a lot! They like playing water games and mud bath!

Materials: construction paper; tape; scissors; markers; googly eyes (optional)

Panda (3/10)
Pandas are one of the world’s rarest animals and are from southwestern China. They spend 12 hours of their day eating bamboo, which is half of our day!! Pandas are great swimmers, but they are very shy.

Materials: construction paper; tape; scissors; markers; googly eyes (optional)

Tiger (3/15)
Did you know tigers have stripes on not just their fur, but also their skin? Tigers are the largest species of cats! What do you know about tigers?

Materials: paper plate, construction paper, scissors, markers/crayons, glue/tape

Lion (3/17)
Lions are known as the king of the jungle, but don’t live in jungles. They live in savannahs or grasslands, and sometimes the forest. Do you know what a group of lions is called?

Materials: construction paper, scissors, markers, glue, googly eyes(optional)

Cheetah (3/22)
Cheetahs are the FASTEST land animals in the world! Unlike other big cats, cheetahs do not make roaring sounds, they meow and purr like small cats!

Materials: toilet paper roll, construction paper, scissors, markers, glue, tape, googly eyes (optional)

Koala (3/24)
Koalas can be found in Australia in eucalyptus forests. Although many people call them ‘koala bears,’ they aren’t actually bears; they are marsupials! Marsupials are animals that have pouches where newborns develop.

Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, markers/crayons

Lemur (4/5)
Lemurs are an animal from Madagascar that are a little bit bigger than a soccer ball. You can spot a lemur by their black and white ring-striped tail!

Materials: toilet paper roll, construction paper, markers, glue, tape

Dogs (4/7)
Dogs can be the best companions! Did you know some dogs can run so fast, they could even beat a cheetah?

Materials: construction paper, scissors, markers

Okapis (4/12)
Okapi is a cousin to the giraffe family, the only cousin in fact. It has a much shorter neck and has stripes instead of spots. Their stripes are only on their legs, and the rest of their body is solid colored!

Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, markers/colored pencils

Orangutan (4/14)
Orangutans are red-haired apes that live in tropical forests of Asia. What is different about these apes are their arms--they’re really long!! They use their arms for swinging around branches and getting food of course!

Materials: construction paper, scissors, glue, markers/colored pencils

Gorillas (4/19)
Gorillas are from Africa and live in different environments from swamps, to rainforests. They are mostly vegetarian or an herbivore animal, but sometimes, they eat bugs! There are so many cool facts about gorillas, what’s your favorite one?

Materials: construction paper; scissors; markers/colored pencils; glue

Chimpanzee (4/26)
Chimpanzees are also found in Africa, and are actually the most intelligent primates on earth, besides humans. They share 98.5% of the same DNA as humans, which means we are really alike. Some ways we are alike are our faces, toes, hands, and behaviors like hugging or laughing!

Materials: paper bag; construction paper; scissors; markers; glue

Monkeys (4/28)
Monkeys are also a primate, but there are 260 different types of monkeys around the world! They are found in tropical rainforests of Africa, Central America, South America, and Asia. They are similar to apes (chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas), but you can tell the difference because monkeys have TAILS! They also are different sizes than apes and walk a bit differently than apes.

Materials: straw, construction paper, scissors, glue/tape, markers