This task is about animal pests.
Here are some animals which are pests in New Zealand.
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| Stoat | Cat | Possum | Rat | Rabbit |
Write the animal name next to the notes on this pest. One set of notes on pests is not needed.
| Name of animal pest | Notes on this animal pest | |
| a) | People brought a few of us from Australia. Now there are 70 million of us. We eat leaves, berries, fruit, and some small animals. Some of us carry a disease called TB. | |
| b) | We eat lots of grass right down to the ground. Farmers in some areas find us a real nuisance. Lots of us have died from a disease called RCD. | |
| c) | We are furry, long-tailed bird hunting animals. We also eat mice, rats, and lizards. It's hard to get rid of us because our young sometimes become wild. | |
| d) | We can weigh 70 kg and were first introduced to New Zealand by Captain Cook. Our ability to eat all kinds of plants has caused erosion of the land. | |
| e) | We have long bodies and short legs. We are fierce hunters. We were brought to New Zealand to hunt rabbits, but we eat birds and their eggs as well. | |
| f) | We are widespread throughout New Zealand and eat many eggs of native birds. |