Unit 4 Wildlife

Protection

Menglin Yuan

2008.1.3

Welcome to the world of wildlife!

rhino

Meerkat

antelope

leopard

giraffe

elephant

zebra

ant

monkey

hornbill

犀鸟

Baboon

lion

lionet

African wild boar

Sinba and his friends

Meerkat

aardwolf

His enemies

How many other wild animals do you know?

wolf

fox

tiger gorillachimpanzeecrocodile penguin

But nowadays many wild animals are in danger, can you tell me some of them?

panda

Tibetan Antelope

Golden Monkey

Milu Deer

丹顶鹤

Red-crowned Crane  

白暨豚Yangtze River

Dolphin

This is the last Yangtze River Dolphin that people can find. But it died on July 14th 2002.

Yangtze Alligator

South China tiger

Discussion: Why are they in danger of dying out?

Nowadays, people try to protect

these animals from extinction.

1.Food shortage

2.No habitat

3.Illegal hunting

If the bamboo dies, I will die!

People cut down the trees and build lots of buildings, but where are ours? And they destroy the environment,which make us become weaker and weaker.

I want my home back!

Discussion:What do people hunt or kill the animals for?

Rhino horn

skin

ivory

fur

The lifetime of a whale

When we grow up, we will be killed for making medicine.

sika

1.People hunt them for making bags, shoes, fur coats and other decorations.

2.People kill them for food.3.People use them to make

medicine.We have killed the animals directly or indirectly, so we are the killers!

Imagine you are caught by E.T, and trapped in the cages, suffering from hunger, what would you feel and what would you say to them?

Graveyard of Extinction

Look at the following proverbs or old sayings:

A wolf in sheep's clothing.披着羊皮的狼

To shed crocodile tear. 掉鳄鱼眼泪 .

Better a living dog than a dead lion.

好死不如赖活着 .

The leopard( 豹 ) can't change its sports.

本性难移 .