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Nature Flashcards

1
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Squirrel in Singapore

A

Plantain squirrel

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2
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Yearly deaths from tigers in XIX century

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20

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3
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Number of supertrees

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18 [touffu]

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4
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Transformation plan for Singapore’s nature

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From Garden City to City in a garden

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5
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Feat of the Glass Domes in Gardens by the Bay

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Huge glass ceilings without columns
The Flower Dome is the biggest greenhouse without columns in the world

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6
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National flower of Singapore

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Miss Joaquim orchid

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7
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The two commonly seen monitor lizards in Singapore and how to differentiate them

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Clouded Monitor (nostril between eye and snout)
Malayan Water Monitor (close to the tip)

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8
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Linear park behind Working Capitol and Keong Saik

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Duxton Plain Park

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9
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Bright yellow bird (English and French)

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Black-naped oriole (nape=nuque)

Loriot de Chine

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10
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Crocodiles in Singapore (English and French)

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Saltwater crocodiles (estuarine crocodiles, marine crocodiles)

Crocodiles marins

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11
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Skill of the saltwater crocodiles

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Can prevail over all animals including sharks and humans

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12
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Length of a male saltwater crocodile

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Up to 6m [sticks]

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13
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Geographical range of the saltwater crocodiles

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Coast from tip of India to tip of Vietnam
Malay world + Philippines
North coast of Australia

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14
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Horseshoe animal in Singapore (English and French)

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Mangrove horseshoe crab

Limule à queue ronde (la section est ronde)

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15
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What does the horseshoe crab look like

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A sort of ray with a carapace on the main body

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16
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Family of horseshoe crab

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Spiders, not crabs

17
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Sort of small fish that slides on mud (English and French)

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Mudskipper

Gobie

18
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Mudskipper (definition & 3 facts)

A

Amphibious fish with
- eyes that protrude on top of its head
- it uses its fins to crawl and even climb and
- its tail to jump

19
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Flying fox

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Or «fruit bat»

Type of megabats

20
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Distribution of flying foxes

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Malay world, Madagascar, India, Australia

21
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Importance of the Singapore Botanic Garden

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Its director introduces rubber to Southeast Asia

22
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Origin of Duxton Plain Park

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A rail track

23
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The typical bird song of Singapore and the bird’s name in English and French

A

O-ou.O-

Asian Koel [kouèl] / Coucou koël

Singapore (12 decks)

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