Lulu Bell and the Tiger Cub (5 page)

1. Which is the largest mammal that lives on land?
   
2. Which is the tallest animal that lives on land?
   
3. How many Sumatran tigers are left in the wild?
   
4. How big is a kangaroo when it's born?
   
5. What is the sleepiest animal?
   
6. What do pandas eat?
   
7. Which animal has a pouch that faces backwards?
   
8. Name one of the few animals that can use tools?
   
9. Why are flamingos pink?
   
10. How many insects can an anteater eat in a single day?
    
11. Which is the fastest animal on land?
    

Answers

1. The African elephant can weigh up to 12,000 kilograms.
   
2. The giraffe can grow to six metres tall. That's the height of a two-storey building.
   
3. There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. They are extremely endangered.
   
4. A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a human thumbnail.
   
5. Koalas sleep about 18 to 22 hours per day.
   
6. Ninety-nine per cent of the panda's diet is bamboo.
   
7. The wombat's pouch faces backwards. This is so their joeys are protected from flying dirt when the mother digs burrows.
   
8. The chimpanzee uses tools.
   
9. The flamingo's pink colouring comes from the food they eat.
   
10. An anteater can eat up to 30,000 insects in a single day.
    
11. The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. It can reach speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour.
    

Molly, Sam and Ebony the kitten are staying the night for a pyjama party. Yay! Lulu is looking forward to stories and games and snacks.

But it's a busy night for Dad's vet hospital. An orphaned wallaby joey needs care and when a mother dog arrives at the vet hospital ready to have her puppies, Dad needs Lulu and Molly's help – even if they're still in their pyjamas!

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November 2014

Belinda Murrell grew up in a vet hospital and Lulu Bell is based on some of the adventures she shared with her own animals. When she was a teenager, Belinda spent a week working with the vet at Western Plains Zoo, a close family friend. After studying Literature at Macquarie University, Belinda worked as a travel journalist, editor and technical writer. A few years ago, she began to write stories for her own three children – Nick, Emily and Lachlan. Belinda's books include the Sun Sword fantasy trilogy, timeslip tales
The Locket of Dreams
,
The Ruby Talisman
and
The Ivory Rose
, and Australian historical tales
The Forgotten Pearl
,
The River Charm
and
The Sequin Star
. Belinda is also an ambassador for Room to Read and Books in Homes.

 

www.belindamurrell.com.au

Serena Geddes spent six years working with a fabulously mad group of talented artists at Walt Disney Studios in Sydney before embarking on the path of picture book illustration in 2009. She works both traditionally and digitally and has illustrated eighteen books, ranging from picture books to board books to junior novels.

 

www.serenageddes.com.au