endangered animals

Endangered animals:

species that are in danger of going extinct or destroyed.

Javan rhinoceros Sumatran rhinoceros Asian elephant giant panda bald eagle blue whale dolphin

black bear polar bear tiger sea otter sea turtle penguin

Live in Indonesia and Vietnam

Habitat: lowland tropical forest

Reason of being endangered: hunt

Why people hunt it?because people want

to take the horn

Live in Indonesia and Malaysia

Habitat: tropical forest, swamps

Reason of being endangered: hunt

Why people hunt it?because people

want to take the horn

Smaller than African elephants

Asian elephants can be identified by their smaller, rounded ears

Reason of being endangered: hunt

Why people hunt it?because people

want to take the tusks

Eat bamboo, fish or small animals

At the past, they lived in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam

But now, they live in China only Reason of being endangered:

destroyed habitat

The national symbol of United States Length: 1 meter Wing spread: 2.4 meters Reason of being endangered:

destroyed habitat

The largest animal on earth (a blue whale is larger than 23 elephants)

Body length: 270 – 300 cm Live in all the oceans Reason of being endangered: water

pollution and global warming

Dolphin is a mammal Live in colony or groups Reason of being endangered: global

warming

Live in forest, mountain, and swamps Excellent tree climber Weight: 90 – 270 kg Reason of being endangered: destroyed

habitat and hunt Why people hunt it?

because people want to take the fur

Live along shores and sea ice in the Arctic (north pole)

Reason of being endangered: destroyed habitat, global warming, and hunt

Why people hunt it?because people want to take the

fur

The fastest mammal on earth Weight: 40 – 85 kg Reason of being endangered:

destroyed habitat

Height: 360 – 370 kg Body length: 2 meters, tail length: 1

meter Reason of being endangered: destroyed

habitat, and hunt Why people hunt tiger?

because people want to take the fur

Live in Pacific Ocean Reason of being endangered: hunt Why people hunt sea otter?

Because people want to take the fur

Reason of being endangered: pollution, hunt

Why people hunt sea turtle?Because people want to get the

shell

Live in Antarctica (south pole) Reason of being endangered: global

warming, and destroyed habitat

1. Do you know other endangered animals? Mention as many as you know!

3. If we cut trees, hunt endangered animals, so ......a. The animals will live longer in the forestb. The animals will be extinct4. If we keep the forest green, so ........a. The animals will live longer in the forestb. The animals will be extinct