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When an animal disappears totally from the surface
of the ___1___, we
say that it has become extinct. Dinosaurs ___2___ to
roam this planet till the
___3___ one died millions of years
___4___. The dodo bird,
which
used to live in Mauritius, died ___5___ in 1681 when
pigs destroyed their
eggs and their ___6___. Today, many animals are faced
___7___ extinction.
___8___
Californian condor, a majestic bird, and the
Siberian tiger are two ___9___
animals. Certain kinds of woodpeckers and alligators
are also on the endangered ___10___. Some of these
animals are decreasing in ___11___
because people have been ___12___ them down for their
fur and skin.
Others were killed ___13___ large numbers in the past
because they
___14___ a danger to human life.
With the global trend veering ___15___ industrialization
and urbanization,
forests are ___16___ destroyed at an alarming rate.
___17___
a
result, many wild animals that used to live in these
forests are forced to ___18___
to less fertile areas. Sometimes they simply die out
in ___19___ old homes when the forests gradually thin
out. Hopefully, this situation can be reversed
___20___ more and more animals become extinct. |
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When an animal disappears totally from the surface
of the Earth, we
say that it has become extinct. Dinosaurs
used to
roam this planet till the
last one died millions of years
ago. The dodo bird,
which
used to live in Mauritius, died
out in 1681 when
pigs destroyed their
eggs and their young. Today, many animals are faced
with extinction.
The
Californian condor, a majestic bird, and the
Siberian tiger are two such
animals. Certain kinds of woodpeckers and alligators
are also on the endangered
list. Some of these
animals are decreasing in
number
because people have been
hunting them down for their
fur and skin.
Others were killed in large numbers in the past
because they
posed a danger to human life.
With the global trend veering
towards industrialization
and urbanization,
forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
As
a
result, many wild animals that used to live in these
forests are forced to move
to less fertile areas. Sometimes they simply die out
in their old homes when the forests gradually thin
out. Hopefully, this situation can be reversed
before more and more animals become extinct. |
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