See if you can trump this
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| 13:38 UK time, Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Do you remember playing Top Trumps (in between 'touch on it' and 'British bulldog') as a child in school?
I do. For some reason battleships and sports cars spring to mind but these days they're available in a variety of themes and sell in their millions all over the world.
For the really lazy - you can even get a Top Trumps application for your iPhone.
The National Trust has just launched a new British wildlife series of Top Trumps - perfect for days on the beach or travelling on long journeys.
The cards feature 30 species of British wildlife - ranging from red squirrels found at locations such as Plas Newydd in Anglesey to the red kite at Dinefwr in Carmarthenshire and otters at Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
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Trump your friends to win by getting top points for your creature's rarity, ability to move, ferocity and lifespan.
You'll quickly learn how these creatures survive and find out some weird and wonderful facts as you play. Did you know that purple emperor butterfly don't feed from flowers? Instead they prefer dung, dog poo or even rotting animal carcasses!
The 30 creatures selected for Top Trumps were chosen by the National Trust wildlife experts and all of the featured creatures can be found living in land protected by the National Trust.
A long eared bat fairs well in the 'gross out' stakes:Ìý
Richard Neale, National Trust Manager for Snowdonia and Llyn, where a large number of the featured species can be found, said:
"Top Trumps is a great way to find out how exciting our wildlife is, even the stingy, biting kinds. Not all the animals in this pack are pretty, many can be mean and nasty, but none are boring".
The game is available in all National Trust shops and online for £5 with money from sales goes towards supporting the conservation work carried out by the Trust.
Gull
I do. For some reason battleships and sports cars spring to mind but these days they're available in a variety of themes and sell in their millions all over the world.
For the really lazy - you can even get a Top Trumps application for your iPhone.
The National Trust has just launched a new British wildlife series of Top Trumps - perfect for days on the beach or travelling on long journeys.
The cards feature 30 species of British wildlife - ranging from red squirrels found at locations such as Plas Newydd in Anglesey to the red kite at Dinefwr in Carmarthenshire and otters at Stackpole in Pembrokeshire.
ÌýTrump your friends to win by getting top points for your creature's rarity, ability to move, ferocity and lifespan.
You'll quickly learn how these creatures survive and find out some weird and wonderful facts as you play. Did you know that purple emperor butterfly don't feed from flowers? Instead they prefer dung, dog poo or even rotting animal carcasses!
The 30 creatures selected for Top Trumps were chosen by the National Trust wildlife experts and all of the featured creatures can be found living in land protected by the National Trust.
A long eared bat fairs well in the 'gross out' stakes:Ìý
Richard Neale, National Trust Manager for Snowdonia and Llyn, where a large number of the featured species can be found, said:
"Top Trumps is a great way to find out how exciting our wildlife is, even the stingy, biting kinds. Not all the animals in this pack are pretty, many can be mean and nasty, but none are boring".
The game is available in all National Trust shops and online for £5 with money from sales goes towards supporting the conservation work carried out by the Trust.
Gull
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