1. Diprotodon Lake Mungo SPACE animal am i? · SPACE Genyornis By Nobu Tamura 3. Genyornis Lake...
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Diprotodon By Dmitry Bogdanov, Wikimedia Commons
1. Diprotodon Lake Mungo
Questions
Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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SPACE2. Wallaby Lake Mungo
Wallaby Photograph by Herbert Basedow, National Museum of Australia
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
Questions
Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Genyornis By Nobu Tamura
3. Genyornis Lake Mungo
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Woolly Mammoth By Flying Puffin, Wikimedia Commons
4. Woolly mammoth Lake Mungo
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
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Tasmanian tiger Photograph by Benjamin Shepherd, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
5. Tasmanian tiger Lake Mungo
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Kiwi Photograph by The.Rohit, Wikimedia Commons
6. Kiwi Lake Mungo
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Magpie sitting on a branch, 1898 By Neville Cayley, National Museum of Australia
Lake Mungo7. Magpie
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
Questions
Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Freshwater crocodile Photograph by Jason McCarthy, National Museum of Australia
Lake Mungo8. Crocodile
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Canis dingo, 1863 By John Gould (artist) and HC Richter (lithographer) , National Museum of Australia
Lake Mungo9. Dingo
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Procoptodon By Nobu Tamura
Lake Mungo10. Procoptodon
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Koala Photograph by Thomas, Wikimedia Commons
Lake Mungo11. Koala
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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Cobra Photograph by Jayendra Chiplunkar, Wikimedia Commons
Lake Mungo12. Cobra
What kind of animal am i?What kind of animal am i?
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Am I a reptile, mammal or bird?
Am I extinct or a living species?
Am I native to Australia or do I come from somewhere else?
What do I eat? Am I:•a herbivore (plants only); •an omnivore (plants and meat); or •a carnivore (meat only)?
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am i a reptile, mammal or bird?am i a reptile, mammal or bird?
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Lake MungoAnswers to question 1
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SPACEam i a reptile, mammal or bird?am i a reptile, mammal or bird?
Lake MungoAnswers to question 1
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Lake MungoAnswers to question 2
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am i extinct or a living species?am i extinct or a living species?
Lake MungoAnswers to question 2
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Lake MungoAnswers to question 3
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SPACEam i NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA?am i NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA?
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Lake MungoAnswers to question 4
What do i eat?
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SPACELake MungoAnswers to question 4
what do i eat?am i a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?
What do i eat?
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Animal Answers1. Diprotodon Mammal, extinct, native, herbivore
2. Wallaby Mammal, not extinct, native, herbivore
3. Genyornis Bird, extinct, native, omnivore
4. Woolly mammoth Mammal, extinct, non-native, herbivore
5. Tasmanian tiger Mammal, extinct, native, carnivore
6. Kiwi Bird, not extinct, non-native, omnivore
7. Magpie Bird, not extinct, native, omnivore
8. Crocodile Reptile, not extinct, native, carnivore
9. Dingo Mammal, not extinct, non-native, carnivore
10. Procoptodon Mammal, extinct, native, herbivore
11. Koala Mammal, not extinct, native, herbivore
12. Cobra Reptile, not extinct, non-native, carnivore
BackgroundKspace takes visitors to Lake Mungo, 45,000 years ago – a time when people lived alongside megafauna.
A number of large, now-extinct animals once roamed Lake Mungo, and because Australia has long been separated from the other continents, these animals were unique to this landmass.
Instructions for teachersThis exercise sheet encourages children to think about the concept of extinction, and how different animals can be grouped together based on where they evolved and what they eat.
Students can work together or by themselves to cut and paste the words from the answer sheets, or they can write their answers to the questions in the spaces provided.
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Teacher information sheet Lake Mungo
