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Creature Caricatures

Think of an animal and what characteristics spring to mind?  Below you will find a few of the more well-known caricatures and stereotypes associated with these creatures. 
​Can you add some of your own based on stories you've read, songs you've sung or maybe your own beloved pet!
Aardvarks: always at the front of every queue!
Beavers: hard-working, eager
Cats: cool, sly, charming and clever
Dogs : loyal, heroic
Elephants: mice-fearing but have excellent memories
Foxes: wily, cruel, cunning or intelligent fox
Goats: eating everything
Horses: The noble, brave, faithful, strong, fast horse
Iguanas: laid back and chilled
Jackals: opportunistic
Koalas: cute, cuddly
Lemmings: stupid, mindless
Mice: quiet
Narwhals: looks like a cross between a whale and a unicorn
Opossums: hangs by its tail
Pandas: big, cuddly, lazy
Queen Bees: always busy, bossy tendencies
Rabbits: cute little bunny
Sheep: gullible, easily lead
Tigers: vicious
Urchins: often mistaken for a plant!
Vultures: preys on the vulnerable without mercy
Weasels: sneaky and thieving
X-ray fish: transparent
Yellowhammer’s tune: “A little bit of bread and no cheese”.
Zebras: aggressive
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