Morning Starters: Summer 2 - Urban Animals
Did You Know?
Urban foxes have adapted to living in UK towns and cities due to the availability of food, shelter, and fewer predators. They thrive on leftover food, discarded waste and smaller animals like rodents. Urban environments also offer more safety and protection than rural areas.
Credit: BBC One - Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family
Word Challenge
Write a synonym for each word underlined in the Did You Know? paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Rewrite the sentence below, adding a fronted adverbial.
The red fox rummaged through the bin.
Example: In search of food, the red fox rummaged through the bin.
Number Challenge
Scarlet, the urban fox, found 7.5 kilograms of food in a single week. 30% of this food came from bins.
How many kilograms of food did Scarlet find in bins?
Critical Thinking
It is always better for animals to adapt to living in cities rather than staying in the wild.
Do you agree with this statement? Why? Why not?