Presentation "Endangered animals" (7-form)

TOP 10 ENDANGERED ANIMALS 2010

SIBERIAN TIGER

• HABITAT :

eastern Siberia

• SIZE :

UP TO 320 kg

• WHAT IT EATS :

deer and wild boars

• WHY IN DANGER : deforestation, hunting for bodyparts

POLAR BEAR

• HABITAT:

Arctic circle

• SIZE:

around 350–680 kg

• WHAT IT EATS:

seals

• WHY IN DANGER: global warming

THE PACIFIC WALRUS

• HABITAT :

Pacific Ocean

• SIZE :

males can weigh up to 1,700 kilograms

• WHAT EATS :

shrimp, crabs,mollusks

• WHY IN DANGER : global warming

THE MAGELLANIC PENGUIN

• HABITAT :

South America

• SIZE :

61–76 cm,

2.7 kg and 6.5 kg

• WHAT IT EATS :

small sea animals

• WHY IN DANGER : global warming, illegal hunting

THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE

• HABITAT :

worldwide in the open ocean – Alaska, Africa, New Zealand

• SIZE :

up to 2.7 meters

• WHAT IT EATS :

jellyfish

• WHY IN DANGER :

destructive fishing, smuggling eggs

THE BLUEFIN TUNA

• HABITAT :

Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

• SIZE :

2–2.5 metres,

150-450 kg

• WHAT IT EATS :

small fish

• WHY IN DANGER : overfishing

THE MOUNTAIN GORILLA

• HABITAT :

Central Africa

• SIZE :

1.9 m, 220 kg

• WHAT IT EATS :

leaves, shoots, stems, fruit

• WHY IN DANGER : illegal hunting, deforestation

THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY

• HABITAT :

North and Central America, Australia, New Zealand

• SIZE :

wingspan from 8.9–10.2 cm

• WHAT IT EATS :

nectar

• WHY IN DANGER : deforestation

THE JAVAN RHINOCEROS

• HABITAT :

Java Island, Indonesia

• SIZE :

between 900 and 2,300 kg

• WHAT IT EATS :

plants

• WHY IN DANGER :

illegal hunting for horns

THE GIANT PANDA

• HABITAT :

central-western and south western China

• SIZE:

up to 150 kilograms

• WHAT IT EATS :

bamboo

• WHY IN DANGER :

Loss of habitat, low birthrate