What is the meaning of the word nurse from the last paragraph?
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3. The following is true about polar bears, EXCEPT …. a. It has five sharp claws
b. It has a nine-month-gestation period c. It has two cubs at a time
d. It is the longest type of bear
4. What is the meaning of the word nurse from the last paragraph?
a. A person who takes care of sick people. b. Keep feeling.
c. Take care of something special. d. Breast-feed.
5. How long do the cubs stay with their mother? a. Two years.
b. Less than two years. c. More than two years.
d. Three years.
Ask three of your classmates about five endangered animals that they know.
Ask them if they can inform you why they are endangered.
Find two texts on your favourite animal to write a report on the animal. The following questions may help you write your report.
1. What is the scientific name of the animal?
2. Where does it live?
3. What does it eat?
4. How does it look like?
5. How much does it weigh?
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What do you call a fish without an eye?
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Read the report to answer the following questions.
1. What is the report about? 2. Where is its habitat?
3. What is the giant panda’s main diet? 4. When do giant pandas mate?
5. Why is the giant panda endangered?
The giant panda is the common name for a bear found in provinces of western China. The giant panda resembles
other bears in general appearance, with the exception of the black patches over its eyes, ears, and legs and the black band
across its shoulders. Giant pandas live in bamboo forests at high elevations and feed primarily on bamboo. Unlike other
bears, they vocalize by bleating rather than roaring.
Females weigh about 80 kg about 180 lb, and males weigh about 100 kg about 220 lb. The giant pandas so-called sixth front toe is not a digit or claw but an enlarged
wrist bone that functions as a thumb in grasping food. Giant pandas feed almost exclusively on bamboo, which is not highly nutritious.
Furthermore, some bamboo species flower simultaneously and die shortly afterward, occasionally leading to starvation among giant panda populations. If their usual food
supply is threatened, giant pandas may feed on gardens, crops, and even chickens, but
they are little threat to people except in close encounters. The habitats of family groups and the survival of juvenile giant pandas are still
poorly understood. Giant pandas seem to have no permanent den and do not hibernate, although they shelter in the winter in dens or hollow trees. Giant pandas are fairly
solitary most of the year. Females may live in loose groups within the range of a
dominant male. Breeding takes place from March to May, and the young are born three to six
months later weighing only 85 to 140 g 3 to 5 oz. Two cubs may be born, but only one survives. The young cry loudly for help and require great care from the mothers, and
losses of young are a serious problem in the recovery and management of giant-panda populations. The giant pandas broken range has created six isolated populations. The
total number of giant pandas in the wild is now about 1,000. Because giant pandas are restricted to a small area of western China, their status may be the most precarious of all
the species of bears.
Taken from: Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2007. © 1993-2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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