Morning Starters: Spring 2 - Deadly Creatures
Clip Description
Meet Africa’s most dangerous animal – the hippopotamus. Despite their seemingly docile appearance, hippos are highly territorial and aggressive, especially when protecting their young. They are responsible for more human fatalities in Africa than any other large animal, with powerful jaws capable of crushing boats and humans alike.
Credit: BBC One - Serengeti
Word Challenge
The word ‘hippopotamus’ has five syllables. It can be broken down as follows:
hip-po-pot-a-mus.
Can you identify and record a different 5-syllable word that appears in the clip description?
Grammar Challenge
“I was here first!”growled the angry croc, snapping its jaws in frustration.
Using inverted commas, write what the hippo said if this was the Nile crocodile’s reply.
Number Challenge
- Each hippo eats an average of 40 kilograms of grass daily.
If 6 hippos eat this amount every day for 2 weeks, what is the total mass of the grass consumed by the group?
Critical Thinking
Some might argue that humans are far more dangerous than hippos.
Do you agree with this viewpoint? Why? Why not?