Animals in Danger

ELEPHANTS

Elephants are the biggest land animals. They are mammals. They are grey and have no hair. Their skin is thick and rough. They come from Africa and Asia. African elephants have very big ears and Asian elephants have small ears. They live in hot regions. The elephant has a very long nose, which is called a trunk and two long white teeth called tusks.

Elephants eat a lot of food they are herbivore, that means that they don’t eat meat. They eat leaves, grass, fruit and even trees. They eat around 140 kilos of food a day and drink 180 litres of water. A big elephant is over 3.5 metres tall and weighs 6000 kilos. Elephants love water and they are good swimmers. Nowadays they are in danger of becoming extinct because they are killed for their ivory tusks which are used to make ornaments or necklaces.

Pandas are mammals. They live in jungles of China. Pandas have got long black and white fur. They always look very sad. They grow up to two metres. They eat bamboo, plants and sometimes fish. They are omnivore – animals that eat plants and meat. There are less than 1000 left in the wild.

They are in danger of becoming extinct because people are destroying their habitat – the place where they live. Farmers want more and more land to grow different products, so they cut down lots of bamboo and change the bamboo forest into a field. Pandas are also killed for their fur to make rugs.

Indian rhinos are mammals too. They live on Indian plains and in the jungle. They like hot weather too and they don’t mind high temperature. Their skin is thick and hard and they are grey colour. They are very big and they can grow up to 4 metres long. They have got a big horn on their nose; well a horn is their nose. They are herbivore and they eat lots of grass and plants. There are less than 700 in the wild.

They are now in danger of becoming extinct because people are destroying their habitat and they are also killed for their horns to make medicine. But this medicine is not really important, it won’t save lives, it is more like cosmetics or beauty product!

MOUNTAIN GORILLA

A gorilla is a mammal. It lives in the mountains and in the jungle of Africa. We can find it in hot and wet regions. It is very large. It has got thick black fur. It can be very dangerous too. Sometimes we think that gorillas are funny animals, but they act very much like people and they even have got hands. They eat fruit, flowers and plants.

It is now in danger of becoming extinct because it is killed for sport and sometimes even for food. And since people are destroying its habitat, it has less and less place to live .

POLAR BEARS

A polar bear is a mammal. It lives in Arctic Circle, Canada and Greenland. It lives in very cold region. It is very big, up to three metres long and very dangerous. It has got a big body, a big head and thick white fur, which keeps its body warm even in extremely cold temperature.

temperature.

It likes swimming in icy water and it likes snow very much. It eats fish and seals. It is now in danger of becoming extinct because it is killed for fur and sport. Fur is used to make coats.  But it is also in danger because of weather changes and warm temperature. Because of that the ice is melting and its habitat is slowly vanishing.   

NILE CROCODILES

A crocodile is a reptile. It lives in and near African rivers. It is a very large animal. It can grow up to 6 metres long. It is carnivore, it eats birds, fish and mammals, sometimes even people. So this animal is very dangerous. It is green and brown colour and it has got a very big mouth with sharp teeth. It has got a strong tail and it can kill with its tail too.

It is now in danger of becoming extinct because it is killed for its skin to make shoes, handbags and belts. People also kill crocodiles because they are dangerous. Sometimes they kill them for food and for medicine. People also destroy their habitat so crocodiles don’t have enough space to live. 

Siberian tiger

TIGERS

Iberian Imperial Eagle

Sea Turtle

Tasmanian Wolf

Scarlet Macaw

Today, hundreds of animal species are in danger of becoming extinct.  It is important to look after animals and save their habitat. We need to do everything to protect them and keep the earth clean. And everybody can help. There are many organisations that try to help animals.

What can we to?

You can help not to wear animals’ skin, not to buy ornaments or jewellery made out of animals and keep the world clean and green.

We can also help by controlling the

pollution.

So that the animals living in the lakes, rivers, seas and oceans can be safe.

Lots of things we use, like paper and rubber are made

by cutting down trees.

The animals who live in

the forests loose their homes.

So we should all try to

recycle things and use them.