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	ABC Zoo


	a short story

Can you think of an animal for each letter of the alphabet? For example, 'A' for antelope, 'B' for bear, 'C' for cat...Here is a story with lots of different animals. A new animal has arrived at the ABC Zoo. It's a zorilla. The zorilla is a small animal from Africa. Where will the zookeeper put the zorilla?

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Have you read the story? Try these activities!
The animals have escaped! Can you help the zookeeper get them back in their cages? Play Animal Countdown
Play a game with the animals from ABC Zoo
Learn about zorillas with an activity
ABC Zoo- print an activity (138KB) print answers (146KB)
ABC Animals- print an activity (173KB) print answers (170KB)

WANT SOMETHING TO DO NOW? What's your favourite animal? Draw a picture of your favourite animal. Imagine that your animal is in a zoo. Write some information about your animal for the people who come to the zoo.

			Where is your animal from?
			Where does it live?
			What does it eat?
			What interesting things can you find out about your animal?

Story and animation by Cambridge English Online Ltd