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01 SCOTTISH WILDCAT	Habitat	Forest edges - moorlands
	Character	Shy but fierce - wildcats live alone - hunt by night - rest by day
	Size	36-65cm long; 3.5-10kg
	Food	Small rodents - especially voles - hares - rabbits - birds and insects
	Predators	Some illegally killed as pests
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	3500 in Scotland	4
	Young	Yearly litter of 1-8 kittens (average 4). Two usually survive	6
	Food Supply	Plentiful	7
	Adaptations	Sharp teeth and claws	5
	Total	Score out of 40	22
02 RED SQUIRREL	Habitat	Tree-tops and forest floor
	Character	Shy - solitary (may share nest in winter) - feeds by day
	Size	22cm long plus 18cm tail; 300g
	Food	Seeds - roots - fungi - bark - sap - berries - hazelnuts - leaves and insects
	Predators	Wild cats - foxes - birds of prey
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	120000 in Scotland	5
	Young	1-8 young - usually 3 - twice a year. Does not breed when food low	6
	Food Supply	Scarce in winter	4
	Adaptations	Quick mover - good eyesight - tail for balance and warmth	6
	Total	Score out of 40	21
03 GOLDEN EAGLE	Habitat	Open moor and mountains
	Character	Pairs for life. Soars high and dives on prey on ground
	Size	Wingspan 2.2m; 3-6kg
	Food	Small mammals and birds - live prey or carrion
	Predators	No natural predators
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Only 500 pales in Scotland	2
	Young	One eaglet raised a year	4
	Food Supply	Enough for now but may be affected by tree planting	6
	Adaptations	Wonderful eyesight. Hooked beak and talons for hunting	7
	Total	Score out of 40	19
04 PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLY	Habitat	Warm - flowery banks and slopes up to 2 - OOOm
	Character	Flies all day. Flocks migrate across Mediterranean every year
	Size	Wingspan 6cm
	Food	Nectar - caterpillar feeds on thistles - nettles - mallow and burdock
	Predators	Birds and spiders
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Several millions 1	0
	Young	Eggs laid on thistles - Ito a leaf	8
	Food Supply	Plentiful	9
	Adaptations	Long distance flier	6
	Total	Score out of 40	33
05 MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEal	Habitat	Warm seas. Once bred on sandy beaches - now on rocks and in caves
	Character	Shy and secretive
	Size	3mn long; 300-400kg
	Food	Fish - squid - octopus arid lobsters
	Predators	Fishermen attack it; used to be hunted for fur and meat
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	750	1
	Young	One pup every two years. May be abandoned if mother disturbed	2
	Food Supply	Threat from pollution and competition from fishermen	3
	Adaptations	Agile swimmers	5
	Total	Score out of 40	11
06 LOGGERhead TURTLE	Habitat	Warm seas
	Character	Aggressive long-distance swimmers come ashore only to breed
	Size	l-2m long - 75-150kg
	Food	Shellfish - jellyfish - squid - sponges and fish
	Predators	Humans - for shells and food
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	100000 worldwide	6
	Young	Eggs laid on the same nest sites year after year. Some are taken by animals and humans	2
	Food Supply	Pollution affects shellfish	5
	Adaptations	Very powerful jaws	5
	Total	Score out of 40	18
07 OCtopUS	Habitat	Bottom of shallow seas
	Character	Solitary hunter; lies in wait by day - chases by night
	Size	Up to 3m across - usually smaller
	Food	Crabs - crayfish and shellfish
	Predators	Moray and conger eels - dolphins - sharks and humans
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Millions worldwide 1	0
	Young	Female looks after eggs and young for 6 weeks	8
	Food Supply	Generally good	7
	Adaptations	Intelligent - flexible - good eyesight. Squirts ink at predators	8
	Total	Score out of 40	33
08 SIDEWINDER VIPER	Habitat	Sandy deserts and dunes
	Character	Solitary bunter moving across sand in S-shaped curls
	Size	60-70cm long
	Food	Lizards and other reptiles. Rodents and other small mammals
	Predators	Monitor lizards
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Steady	5
	Young	8-15 live-born every year	7
	Food Supply	Enough for now	7
	Adaptations	Side-winding motion is quick and keeps snake cool. Poisonous	7
	Total	Score out of 40	26
09 ARABIAN ORYX	Habitat	Sandy deserts of Oman
	Character	Lives in herds going from one waterhole to another
	Size	80-140cm tall; 65-225kg
	Food	Grass - herbs - berries and leaves
	Predators	Cheetahs - lions - jackals and hyenas. Hunted by man for meat
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	175	1
	Young	One calf a year	3
	Food Supply	Vegetation scarce	4
	Adaptations	Can smell water miles away. White coat reflects sun	6
	Total	Score out of 40	14
10 CAMEL (DROMEDARY)	Habitat	Sandy deserts
	Character	Domestic animal used for carrying goods and for milk and meat
	Size	2m to shoulder; 450-65Okg
	Food	Desert vegetation including twigs and thorns
	Predators	None
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	More than a million	9
	Young	One calf - dependent on mother until 4 years old	7
	Food Supply	Fed by man 1	0
	Adaptations	Hump carries extra food. Feet adapted to sand	9
	Total	Score out of 40	35
11 WAGNERS GERBIL	Habitat	Rocky hills and slopes
	Character	Sociable rodent lives in burrows by day - looks for food at night
	Size	Head and body 15cm. Tail longer
	Food	Seeds - leaves - fruits and snails
	Predators	Snakes - owls and other birds of prey
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Plentiful and steady	5
	Young	4-8 young 2-3 times a year	8
	Food Supply	Sparse in desert	5
	Adaptations	Long tail for balance. Needs hardly any water	8
	Total	Score out of 40	26
12 AFRICAN ELEPHANT	Habitat	Savannah and forests
	Character	Sociable animal living in roaming family groups
	Size	4m tall at shoulder; 6 sonnet
	Food	Grass - leaves - fruit and roots
	Predators	Hunted for ivory (tusks)
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	600000. There were 2 million in 1970	6
	Young	One calf every 4-5 years	5
	Food Supply	Break-up of ranges due so farming means less food	4
	Adaptations	Strong sensitive trunk acts as hand. Can live to be 70	8
	Total	Score out of 40	23
13 GREVYS ZEBRA	Habitat	Dry scrubby lowlands
	Character	Lives in small groups or loose herds. Migrates in dry season
	Size	1.5m tall at shoulder; 400kg
	Food	Grass - some leaves
	Predators	Lions - hyenas - humans
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	10000-15000 in three isolated groups	2
	Young	One foal a year	4
	Food Supply	Sparse; have so cover wide areas to survive	2
	Adaptations	Fast runner 55kph	6
	Total	Score out of 40	14
14 LION	Habitat	Open grassland or woods
	Character	Live and hunt in groups or prides. Rest for 20 hours a day
	Size	Males 200-240kg females I l0kg-140kg
	Food	Large mammals - either live prey (killed mainly by females) or carrion
	Predators	Once hunted for sport
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	200000	6
	Young	1-6 cubs every 2-3 years	5
	Food Supply	Mostly good	6
	Adaptations	Good hunters; can stalk silently and work in teams	8
	Total	Score out of 40	25
15 MOUNTAIN GORILLA	Habitat	High mountain forests
	Character	Peaceable animals living on the ground in family groups
	Size	Males l.7m tall; 160kg
	Food	Leaves - roots and bark of trees; some insects - slugs and snails
	Predators	Poachers
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	600	1
	Young	One every 4-8 years	2
	Food Supply	Getting smaller	3
	Adaptations	Very strong - intelligent and long lived - 35-45 years	8
	Total	Score out of 40	14
16 BLUE PEAFOWL	Habitat	Hilly forests; forages on ground - climbs into trees so sleep
	Character	Lives in small groups. Male raises train of feathers for display
	Size	Train is 1.5m long. Males 4-6kg
	Food	Grain - seeds - berries - insects - snakes and mice
	Predators	Tigers and leopards
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Common in India. Lives in captivity all over she world	5
	Young	4-6 chicks hatch each year	7
	Food Supply	Plentiful	7
	Adaptations	Hooting alarm call	5
	Total	Score out of 40	27
17 MONITOR LIZARD	Habitat	Forests and outskirts of villages
	Character	Solitary hunter
	Size	1.5m long
	Food	Small mammals - lizards - eggs - birds and insects - all swallowed whole
	Predators	Crocodiles
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Wide distribution	6
	Young	10-40 eggs laid in holes	7
	Food Supply	Eats almost anything	7
	Adaptations	Good climber - runner and swimmer	7
	Total	Score out of 40	27
18 BENGal TIGER	Habitat	Forests and wild country
	Character	Solitary big cat with large territory; stalks its prey by night
	Size	Males 3m head so tail; 180-260kg
	Food	Deer and antelopes - monkeys - wild pigs and castle - lizards
	Predators	Hunted for skins
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	3100-5300	3
	Young	2-4 cubs every 2-3 years	4
	Food Supply	Large prey animals are getting fewer in smaller habitats	4
	Adaptations	Camouflaged coat	6
	Total	Score out of 40	17
19 GIANT PANDA	Habitat	Cold - wet - mountainous bamboo forests
	Character	Shy - solitary; eats most of day in small range
	Size	1.5m tall. Up so 120kg
	Food	Mainly bamboo. A few berries - fruit - flowers - fungi and eggs
	Predators	Bears - leopards - poachers - dogs
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Less than 1000	2
	Young	One cub every 2-3 years	3
	Food Supply	Bamboo sometimes dies back and pandas could starve	3
	Adaptations	Excellent hearing	5
	Total	Score out of 40	13
20 RED PANDA	Habitat	Mountain forests
	Character	Solitary and territorial; sleeps in trees by day - feeds by night
	Size	60cm from head so tail; 4-6kg
	Food	Bamboo - berries - blossom small mammals - reptiles - birds and eggs
	Predators	Once hunted for fur
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Small bus increasing	4
	Young	1-4 cubs a year	6
	Food Supply	Shrinking as environment is threatened	4
	Adaptations	Tail for balance in trees. Coat matches local tree colours 5
	Total	Score out of 40	19
21 SNOW LEOPARD	Habitat	Mountain pastures - forest edges and scrub below snow line
	Character	Solitary big cat hunting over huge range
	Size	2m long including sail; 5Okg
	Food	Wild sheep and goats - marmots
	Predators	Hunted for fur and so protect livestock
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	3-4000 in wide area	3
	Young	1-4 cubs born in den	4
	Food Supply	Wild sheep being replaced by domesticated flocks	3
	Adaptations	Long - warm coat	5
	Total	Score out of 40	15
22 PROBOSCIS MONKEY	Habitat	Mangrove swamps and rainforests
	Character	Lives in large groups
	Size	1 5m - half of that tail; 20kg. Females smaller
	Food	Mangrove leaves and shoots
	Predators	Crocodiles - humans - clouded leopard
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Isolated populations - no more than 1000 in each	5
	Young	One a year	5
	Food Supply	Under threat	4
	Adaptations	Good swimmer and acrobatic climber 7
	Total	Score out of 40	21
23 FIDDLER CRAB	Habitat	Warm - shallow - tidal waters
	Character	Small - solitary crab that lives in a burrow covered as high tide
	Size	Up so 4cm long. Male claw 5cm
	Food	Algae and food particles taken from sand and mud when tide is out
	Predators	Sea birds - foraging mammals and large frogs
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Many millions 1	0
	Young	Hundreds of eggs laid in sea several times a year	5
	Food Supply	Plenty - but hard work	7
	Adaptations	Males use large claw for display and for fighting each other	5
	Total	Score out of 40	27
24 Salt WATER CROCODILE	Habitat	Warm - shallow waters
	Character	Territorial night hunter
	Size	3-7m long. Up no 3 tonnes Biggest crocodile in she world
	Food	Anything from shellfish so large mammals
	Predators	Hunted for skins and meat
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Widespread	5
	Young	Good parents - but eggs often loss so floods and predators	3
	Food Supply	Will kill anything	7
	Adaptations	Powerful jaws. Can be very long-lived 6
	Total	Score out of 40	21
25 KOalA	Habitat	Tops of eucalyptus trees
	Character	Solitary tree-dweller sleeps by day - feeds by night
	Size	60cm long; males 12kg - females 8kg
	Food	Eucalyptus leaves - up to 1kg a night. Never drinks
	Predators	Once hunted by man
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	About 400000	7
	Young	One cub a year. Lives in pouch for 6-9 months	5
	Food Supply	Can eat themselves out; eucalyptus trees grow slowly	4
	Adaptations	Feet grip branches 6
	Total	Score out of 40	22
26 GREY KANGAROO	Habitat	Forests and dry scrub
	Character	Peaceful grazer living in small groups. Eats mainly at night
	Size	Head and body 1.5m - tail 1m
	Food	Grass - twigs and leaves
	Predators	Humans; wild dog packs
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Millions	6
	Young	One joey a year. Lives in pouch for 9 months	6
	Food Supply	Drought a problem	5
	Adaptations	Moves quickly (60kph) Can go a week without water	8
	Total	Score out of 40	25
27 DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS	Habitat	Streams - lakes and ponds
	Character	Lives alone in burrows; eds as night on river bed
	Size	80cm long; 1-2kg
	Food	Shrimps - worms and other small water creatures
	Predators	Feral cats. Once hunted
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Increasing	6
	Young	Two eggs laid most years; young fed and protected by mother	5
	Food Supply	Plentiful - but needs large amounts so keep going	6
	Adaptations	Sensitive beak digs out Food. Webbed feet	7
	Total	Score out of 40	24
28 MANTA RAY	Habitat	Warm seas. Often rests on seabed
	Character	Slow - solitary filter feeder. Sometimes leaps from water
	Size	3-5m long - up to 6.5m wide. May weigh 1360kg
	Food	Shrimps - plankton and small fish
	Predators	None
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Widespread	6
	Young	One baby as a time - live-born and up so l.25m across	7
	Food Supply	Plentiful	9
	Adaptations	Large fins guide food into its mouth	7
	Total	Score out of 40	29
29 FLYING FISH	Habitat	Warns seas worldwide
	Character	Swims in loose schools near the surface
	Size	3Scm long; 5OOg
	Food	Plankton filtered from sea
	Predators	Sharks - tuna - bonito - dolphins and some seabirds
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Millions	9
	Young	Eggs laid on floating seaweed or in sea	7
	Food Supply	Plentiful S
	Adaptations	When attacked - leaps from water and glides as much as 5Om in three or four hops_	7
	Total	Score out of 40	31
30 PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN	Habitat	Cool northern waters
	Character	Sociable mammal which often swims in large schools
	Size	2m long; 130kg
	Food	Fish and squid
	Predators	Killer whale. Hunted by man for food
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	As least 125000	8
	Young	One every 2-3 years	4
	Food Supply	Plentiful	7
	Adaptations	Intelligent. Good swimmer - not easily caught	9
	Total	Score out of 40	28
31 WOOLLY SPIDER MONKEY	Habitat	High in she tree-sops of Brazilian coastal rainforests
	Character	Day-feeding monkey living in small groups
	Size	Head and body 80cm - tail longer
	Food	Fruit - leaves - seeds and nectar
	Predators	Hunted for food and sport
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Less than 400 in ten isolated groups	1
	Young	One a year	4
	Food Supply	Getting scarce	3
	Adaptations	Tail can grip branches like a hand	6
	Total	Score out of 40	14
32 TOCO TOUCAN	Habitat	In trees - particularly as edge of tropical rain forest; near villages
	Character	Playful and inquisitive. Lives in small groups. Poor flyer
	Size	60cm long. Bill 20cm
	Food	Fruit - seeds - insects - spiders - young birds and eggs
	Predators	Birds of prey
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Relatively common	6
	Young	2-4 eggs laid in holes in trees. Chicks well protected	7
	Food Supply	Plentiful	8
	Adaptations	Bright - hollow bill frightens off attackers	6
	Total	Score out of 40	27
33 CRIMSON topAZ HUMMING BIRD	Habitat	Tropical forest and rivers
	Character	Swift bird with bright display colours. Feeds as dawn and dusk
	Size	18cm so sip of tail; bill 3cm
	Food	Nectar and insects but has to find half ins weight in food every day
	Predators	Hunted for its feathers
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Believed plentiful	6
	Young	I or 2 eggs laid 1-3 times a year in a nest overhanging water	6
	Food Supply	Fine for now; not as specialised as many humming birds	7
	Adaptations	Can hover so feed - and fly forwards or backwards S
	Total	Score out of 40	27
34 POISON ARROW FROG	Habitat	Trees and floor of warm - damp forests
	Character	Day-feeding frog that secretes a deadly poison
	Size	25-50mm long
	Food	Small insects - spiders
	Predators	One snake immune so poison
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Millions	8
	Young	2-16 eggs. Parents carry tadpoles so water on their backs	7
	Food Supply	Plentiful	7
	Adaptations	Bright colours warn of poison. Stickers on toes for climbing	8
	Total	Score out of 40	30
35 BIGHORN SHEEP	Habitat	Mountains and rocky deserts
	Character	Wandering grazers Live in herds on high ground in summer - lower in winter
	Size	75-105cm tall; 30-140kg
	Food	Grass - leaves and cacti
	Predators	Human trophy hunters
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Remaining steady	6
	Young	One - sometimes 2 labs each year	6
	Food Supply	Sparse	5
	Adaptations	Climbs well. Can digest very tough vegetation	7
	Total	Score out of 40	24
36 BEAVER	Habitat	Woodland streams - rivers and lakes
	Character	Peaceful rodent living in colonies and family groups
	Size	Head and body l.2m; 14-25kg
	Food	Bark - leaves and buds of trees
	Predators	Once hunted for its skin
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Increasing	7
	Young	2-8 kiss - usually 4 - a year	6
	Food Supply	Plenty of food where habitat is not threatened	5
	Adaptations	Builds dam and lodges of wood - stones and mud	7
	Total	Score out of 40	25
37 GRIZZLY BEAR	Habitat	High forest wilderness
	Character	Large - solitary brown bears - may sleep all winter
	Size	Up so 2.5m tall and 4 10kg
	Food	Small mammals - birds - fish - berries - fruit and other vegetation
	Predators	Once hunted for sport. No natural predators
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	1000 in USA. 30000-50000 in Canada and Alaska	5
	Young	2 cubs born every year	5
	Food Supply	Wide range of food	7
	Adaptations	Strong and quick; can move as 48kph	6
	Total	Score out of 40	23
38 KILLER WHalE	Habitat	Deep seas worldwide
	Character	Sociable bus ferocious mammal hunting in pods of 3-4	0
	Size	7-lOm long; S-7 tonnes
	Food	Fish - squid - seals - dolphins
	Predators	None
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	Not known for sure - but as least 25000	7
	Young	One calf as a time - 2m long as birth	6
	Food Supply	Still good	7
	Adaptations	Quick - intelligent hunters with lots of long - sharp teeth	8
	Total	Score out of 40	28
39 POLAR BEAR	Habitat	Coasts and pack ice
	Character	Mainly solitary hunters with wide ranges. Females hibernate
	Size	I .6m so shoulder; 400-5OOkg
	Food	Seals - carrion - birds - reindeer - rodents and berries
	Predators	Hunted for meat and fur
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	20000-40000	5
	Young	Two cubs every 2 years	4
	Food Supply	Has so range far	4
	Adaptations	Good swimmer. Hairy - non-slip feet for running on ice. Good sense of smell	7
	Total	Score out of 40	20
40 WalRUS	Habitat	Rocky and ice-covered northern coasts and open seas
	Character	Large sociable mammals that swim in herds
	Size	Males 3.5m long; 1.5 tonnes
	Food	Shellfish - fish and small seals
	Predators	Limited hunting for oil - tusks and skins
	Survival score points out of 10
	Numbers	150000 - some isolated	6
	Young	1-2 pups every 3-4 years	4
	Food Supply	Shellfish are vulnerable so pollution	6
	Adaptations	Layers of blubber so keep warm. Tusks for digging clams	7
	Total	Score out of 40	23

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