A trip to the zoo is a fascinating way to explore the grandeur of life on our Earth. Here are 19 new zoo photographs taken during a recent visit with our Canadian visitors. Each creature can be the centre of a whole week of mathematical investigations once you are back at school.
For example, leopards:
- live in parts of Africa and Asia
- are 1 of 5 species in the Panther family
- can run at up to 58 km/h
- can leap up to 6 m through the air
- live for 12 – 17 years
- males have a mass of up to 31 kg
- females have a mass up to 27 kg