Morning Starters: Spring 2 - Riotous Rainforest
Did You Know?
The Amazon rainforest’s top predator is the magnificent jaguar. This stealthy hunter relies on ambush tactics, using its powerful jaws to deliver a fatal bite. Jaguars are solitary and territorial, often prowling along riverbanks and dense jungle paths in search of prey.
Credit: BBC Two - Natural World
Word Challenge
Compile a list of adjectives, ending in the suffix ‘-ful’ that could be used to describe a jaguar.
Example: powerful, watchful, …
Grammar Challenge
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Copy and complete the sentence below with some awesome adjectives.
The ______ predator, with ______ teeth, captured the _____ capybara in the ______ water.
Number Challenge
A jaguar leapt a horizontal distance that was 4.5 times its body length.
If the jaguar’s body length was 1.76 metres, how far did it leap?
Critical Thinking
Jaguars spend a large portion of their daily lives napping whilst draped across a branch of a tree.
What do you think jaguars dream about?