Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Mountain Mammals
Did You Know?
Mountain lion kittens are occasionally removed from their dens by scientists so that they can be fitted with kitten-sized tracking devices. These high-tech collars, carefully designed to be lightweight and non-intrusive, allow researchers to monitor the kittens’ movements, health and survival rates as they grow up in their mountain habitat.
Credit: BBC Two - Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places
Word Challenge
Make a list of job-related nouns that end with the suffix ‘-ist.’
e.g. scientist, artist, …
Grammar Challenge
Write a sentence about a mother mountain lion and her kittens, which includes a possessive apostrophe.
Example: Inside the den, the kittens curled up against their mother’s warm fur.
Number Challenge
- Mountain lions have powerful hind legs that enable them to jump a distance of up to13 metres.
How can you prove that the number 13 is the 6th prime number?
Critical Thinking
If you saw an abandoned mountain lion kitten on a hike, what would you do and why?