Transcript 6th-class-nadine-and-mary

CHEETAHS
The fastest land animal in the world is the cheetah .The
cheetah's slender, long-legged body is built for speed. Cheetahs
are tan in colour with black spots all over their bodies. They can
also be distinguished from other big cats by their smaller size,
spotted coats, small heads and ears and distinctive "tear
stripes" that stretch from the corner of the eye to the side of
the nose.
When cheetahs are running,
they use their tails to help
them steer and turn in the
direction they want to go, like
the rudder of a boat
PANDAS
High in dense bamboo forests in the misty, rainy mountains of
south-western China lives one of the world's rarest mammals:
the giant panda, also called the panda.
Only about 1,000 of these black-and-white relatives of bears
survive in the wild. Pandas eat almost nothing but bamboo
shoots and leaves.
SNOW LEOPARDS
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These rare, beautiful gray leopards live in the mountains of
Central Asia. They are insulated by thick hair, and their wide,
fur-covered feet act as natural snowshoes. Snow leopards
have powerful legs and are tremendous leapers, able to jump
as far as 50 feet (15 meters). They use their long tails for
balance and as blankets to cover sensitive body parts against
the severe mountain chill.
WHAT PEOPLE DO TO THEM
Humans destroy precious habitat--the
natural environment of a living thing-when they fill swamps and marshes,
dam rivers and cut down trees to build
homes, roads and other developments.
Oil spills, acid rain and water pollution have
been devastating for many species of fish
and birds.
THINGS WE CAN DO TO PROTECT THEM
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One of the most important ways to help threatened plants
and animals survive is to protect their habitats permanently
in national parks, nature reserves or wilderness areas. There
they can live without too much interference from humans. It
is also important to protect habitats outside reserves such
as on farms and along roadsides.
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Some areas have groups which look after local lands and
nature reserves. They do this by removing weeds and
planting local native species in their place. You could join
one of these groups, or even start a new one with your
parents and friends. Ask your local parks authority or council
for information.
ENDANGERED ANIMALS
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