Dormouse in Nesting Box
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Film of a dormouse hibernating.
Showing a dormouse hibernating in a nesting box with a discussion on how it finds food to build up its strength for the winter sleep.The dormouse is one of the few British mammals that hibernates right through the winter.
From:
Wild about Nature
First Broadcast
:
06 March 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9,9-11
Subject : Science
Topic : Food chains, Habitats, Life processes and living things
Keywords : 'Living things in their environment, Dormouse, Mammals,Interdependence of living organisms, Protected species
Notes : Create a food chain or food web around the life of the dormouse. Study other small British mammals and their food chains.
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