Endangered Animals

Blue whales    

         

The blue whale, which is the largest animal in the world, weighs more than 200 tons. Even then it is in danger. The humpback whale which sings in the water is also in danger. People kill whales for food for their oil. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car.

Elephant

        Elephants are the largest land animals. They have very large brains. Elephants have four teeth and two tusks. Elephants are plant eater. Elephants can live as long as eighty years. Elephants are in danger because men hunt and kill elephants for their tusks. Elephants sleep standing up. An elephant can hold seven liters of water in trunk.

Giant pandas

          The panda has a white face with black patches around each eye. There is broad black band across its shoulders. They are found only in the bamboo forests of the mountains of central China. They do not make a permanent den. They take shelter in cavities in trees or rocks.

          There are only about 700 to 1000 pandas alive in the world today. They are facing many dangers. Their diet is bamboo mainly. This tree dies back after flowering. There remains nothing to eat. Then pandas have to migrate to other bamboo patches. Their cubs are very small and may be attacked by leopards. Illegal human hunting is another danger.

Chimpanzees

         Chimpanzees are lives in Africa in Congo jungle. Chimpanzees face is pinkish to black and their bodies are covered with long black hair. Their opposable thumbs and toes help them grasp object easily. They walk on all four limbs although they can also walk upright for a short distance. Chimpanzees’ habitat has been destroyed to make farmland. This loss of habitat has endangered the existence of chimpanzees.

 

giraffes

         Giraffes are one of the world’s tallest mammals. They are will known for their long necks, long legs and spotted patterns. Giraffes have small horns on the top of their heads. These horns are used to protect the head in fights. Giraffes are hunted for their meat, coat and tails. Healthy giraffes can live 25 years in the wild. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue.

cheetahs

         A cheetah can run 76 km per hour that is really fast. The fastest human being runs only about 30 kilometers per hour. A cheetah does not roar like a lion. It purrs like a cat.