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1 List the fact from the article that relates to each picture.

2 List three characteristics of the muntjac. Where do muntjacs live? What are two names of the muntjac? List three interesting facts about muntjacs. Vocabulary Crepuscular means: Herbivore means:

3 Cultural Connections Discuss the following qustions with a classmate. Each time you ask/answer a question, color part of the mandala below. When you are done, draw and color your own mandala. What is a mandala? How are mandalas made and what happens when they are completed? Why is the mandala special? What does the mandala represent?

4 List the fact from the article that relates to each picture. Answer Key Sultan Kosen became the world s tallest man in He is from Turkey and is 8 feet, 3 inches tall. Human teeth are stronger than shark teeth. Your nose and ears never stop growing. Sultan Kosen has the world s largest hands. They are 11.2 inches from his wrist to the tip of his middle finger. A heart beats 100,000 times a day. All of your blood is filtered through the kidneys 400 times a day. There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body.

5 Answer Key List three characteristics of the muntjac: The male deer have long upper canines (2 inches long) that act like tusks and small antlers (4 inches long) that can be used defensively. The female deer are usually smaller than the male. They are a small species of deer only 16 inches tall at the shoulders. They weigh around 30 pounds. Where do muntjacs live? The muntjac is a small deer that is native to China and Taiwan. They can also now be found in parts of Europe because a large number of them escaped from the Whipsnade Zoo and from Woburn Abbey in After they escaped, they began to live and grow in the forests of England, Belgium, Scotland and Ireland. What are two names of the muntjac? The Chinese Muntjac Reeve s Muntjac They have dark brown fur coats and dark stripes on their faces. Some describe their faces as looking very dog-like. List three interesting facts about muntjacs. There are 11 species of muntjacs. They are also called barking deer because of the loud barking sound that they make when they are scared. They are the oldest known species of deer. Their fossils date back 15 to 35 million years ago. Vocabulary Crepuscular - That means they are most active at dawn and dusk. Herbivores - eat leaves, fruit, bark, fungi and herbs. They have a large strong tongue to strip leaves off plants. They are solitary creatures.

Cultural Connections Answer Key Discuss the following qustions with a classmate. Each time you ask/answer a question, color part of the mandala below.

How are mandalas made and what happens when they are completed? It is not unusual for the monks to spend up to six days making a mandala.

6 Cultural Connections Answer Key Discuss the following qustions with a classmate. Each time you ask/answer a question, color part of the mandala below. When you are done, draw and color your own mandala. What is a mandala? Mandalas, those beautiful patterned circles that are so fun to color they are an ancient art. How are mandalas made and what happens when they are completed? It is not unusual for the monks to spend up to six days making a mandala. Once it is finished, they pray for peace and harmony in the world. Then they sweep up the sand and collect it to throw into the water. For them, it is the process of making the mandala that is valuable not the finished piece. Why is the mandala special? Mandala s are a part of the Buddhist belief structure. And those colorful mandalas are a part of their religious practice. They are important because mandalas represent our relationship with the universe. In fact, they are so significant that Buddhist monks go through rigorous training to make mandalas. What does the mandala represent? It represents life - and the structure of the cosmos.

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