Morning Starters: Summer 2 - Ice Age
Did You Know?
Sabre-tooth cats were amazing hunters during the Ice Age, perfectly adapted to hunt large prey like mammoths. Their long, sharp teeth allowed them to deliver deadly bites. These cats were fierce predators that could take down animals much larger than themselves with ease.
Credit: BBC Two - Ice Age Giants
Word Challenge
Write the antonym of each word underlined in the ‘Did You Know?’ paragraph.
Note: An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
Grammar Challenge
Rewrite the list sentence below as bullet points. Your bullets points must be introduced by an introductory clause.
The sabre-tooth cat had long canines, a muscular body, thick fur and short powerful limbs.
Number Challenge
- Sabre-tooth cats are believed to have first appeared around 2.6 million years ago and became extinct approximately 11,700 years ago.
How many years did sabre-tooth cats exist?
Critical Thinking
What are the main similarities between the skull of a sabre-tooth cat and the skull of a human?