Download - Endangered species Unit 3
TOP 10 ENDANGERED ANIMALS
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