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Comparing Animais
a grey whale an ostrich can a whale shark a puma can
can be 15m long run 65km/h r. can be 18m long jump 5m high

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an African a Komodo dragon lan Andean condor a giant squid

elephant can can be 3m long can weigh can be 17m
live 60 years 12 kilos long
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a cheetah can a bee a Mexican road- a polar bear

run 100 km/h hummingbird can runner can run can weigh
weigh 1.4 grams 45 km/h 324 kilos

an albatross an emu can run a blue whale can an antelope can

can live for 65 km/h weigh 155,963 jump 3m high
70 years kilos

a blue whale a dolphin can a gazelle can a moose can

can be 30m long live for 60 years run 90km/ weigh 362 kilos

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Use the animaltacts to help you decide it these sentences are true or taise.

A bee hummingbird can weigh as much as a polar bear. True False

An African elephant can live just as long as a dolphin. True False

A polar bear can weigh nearly as much as a moose. True False

A cheetah can run twice as fast as a gazelle. True False

A Mexican road-runner can run half as fast as a gazelle. True False

A puma can jump higher than an antelope. True False

A whale shark can be a lot longer than a grey whale. True False

A giant squid can't be as long as a Komodo dragon. True False

Write some new animaltacts using these phrases. Writesome true tacts and some false tacts.
Swap with a partnerand try and decide which ot your partner'ssentences are true. Checkyour
answers with the table.

1 as as

2 just as as

3 nearly as as

4 twice as as

5 half as as

6 -er than

7 a lot -er than

8 much -er than

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