ENDANGERED SPECIES

1ST ESO1ST TERM2014-2015

GORILLASThe gorillas are wild animals. They live in the tropic.They are mammals. They are herbivores.

They have got black fur. They have got small eyes.Their ears are small too. Their noses are very big.They are very high and very strong. They live in groups.The males measure about 160cm and the females measure 140cm.The males weigh 200kg and the females weigh 90kg.

The cubs weigh 2kg.

The gorillas are very loving, and take good care of their cubs. They are very intelligent.

The gorillas are in danger of extinction because of the poaching and habitat loss.

Alba López

MOUNTAIN

GORILLA

LEOPARDSLeopards are mammals. They are carnivores. They live in Africa, Asia Central, India and China. They can live in the jungle, in the mountains and deserts. They hunt at night. They eat big animals like zebras, buffalos and ñus .They live 20 years. They weight 90 Kg and they measure 190cm. They are slim but strong.

They have got medium pointed ears. Their light eyes are small. They have got a big nose they have got long whiskers. They have got a small mouth and their teeth are very sharp. Their body is long. Their legs are strong and they have got big claws. They have got a long tail.

Its fur is short and beautiful. They have got black and yellow spots.

They have got six or seven cubs .Their cubs are very

active and beautiful.

They are in danger of extinction because of the hunting. Its fur is very beautiful and people use it for jackets or for scarfs.

Martín Dafonte

MANATEEManatees or sea cows are mammals.Thetype of the trinchechus and the family isfrom trichechidae. They live in the water. There are in danger of extinction becauseof the hunting and losss of habitat. Thereare four subspecies:

Caribbean manatee , Amazonianmanatee , African manatee and Dwarfmanatee.

They are protected species because in the past and now they were hunted fortheir meat and fat.

They are hervibores and they eat 60 types of plants. An adult usually eatsabout 50kg of plants per day. Most of their life is spent sleeping and eating.

They live in Atlantic ocean and theCaribbean sea.They are alsocommon in streams , lakes , pondsand bays so they can live in saltwater and freshwater.Every 2-5 years , the female givesbirth one baby. Baby weigh about35kg at birth and measures from 90 to 120cm.The babies remain withtheir mothers up to 2 years. Theyare mature at 4 years and they can live 80 years.Their body is between 3 and 6 metres long and they weighbetween 300 and 500kg. They havea flatened tail and their upper lip isslip. They have a grey color withpink tones.

Oscar Domínguez

RED WOLVESRed wolves are mammals. They have got red and

brown fur.

They have got brown eyes and small black nose. They

have got long ears. They have got a strong body and

long legs. They have got paws. They have got a long

tail. They weigh 80kg.They have got 7 or 8 pups.

They live in the forests and they are very social They are carnivores. They eat meat. Red wolves are lonely hunters.

The red wolves are danger of extinction because people are destroying their habitat. They are only 550 in USA and Canada. Brais Pena

ELEPHANTS

Elephants live in Africa and Asia.

They are mammals. They have only one

baby. They are brown.

They are herbivores so they eat plants.

They are very big and they have a big

brain.

They have got big ears and small eyes.

They have got a, long trunk and beautiful

tusks. Their four legs are very strong .

Elephant can live 60 and 70 years. They measure 4 meters high and weigh 200 kilos.

They are in danger of extinction because of hunting and because people are taking their habitat.

By Nerea Rodriguez Deus

The Tiger

They are the biggest cats in the word.

Tiger have big paws and sharp claws.

They live in the jungle. The tiger has got black

stripes. Their head is big. They have got four

strong legs. They have got long whiskers. Their

body is big. The tiger is beautiful.

They are carnivores. They eat meat.

They can swim and run very fast.

They are endangered because they are hunted for fur and loss of habitat.

Lucía Viqueira

GREY WHALES

Grey whales live in the sea. They live in

the Pacific ocean.

They are mammals. They are one of the

four breeds of whales that exist in the

planet.

They are grey and they have got irregular

white spots on their skin.

They have got a small head and two

small flippers. Whales can live between

50 and 70 years.

GREY WHALESThey are very heavy animals. They can weigh

thirty-six tons and it is fifteen meters long. These

animals eat fish but they also eat crustaceans.

Pregnancy lasts 12-13 months. They have got only

one baby. They are in danger extinction because

of hunting.

I think they are interesting animals, but it is not

my favourite one.

By Anabel Dafonte Iglesias

PHILIPPINE EAGLE

The Philippine eagle is a bird. They are very big.

They are carnivores, they eat meat: snakes, fish, etc. It’s very majestic like other eagles.

The Philippine eagles are white and brown. Their paws are very big, like a hand. Their beak is very big and strong. And Their feathers are very beautiful. They have got a small head. They live in in the forests.They are in danger of extinction because of the deforestation.Jonathan Peón

TURTLES

Jennifer Parente

The turtles are small and they have got a very

short tail. They have a very hard shell of its size.

They are beautiful.

They lay eggs at the beach in the sand. The

turtles are of many colors. We cannot see

tortoises´ ears because they are internal. They

live in tropical sea. Some turtles eat insects but

others eat plants. They can live 150 or 200 years,

but it depends on the breed of turtle.

They are endangered because of the pollution

and the climate change. People fish turtles for

food and shells and we are also destroying their

habitats.

MONK SEAL

This is the seal. They are carnivore mammals. They eat fish, shellfish and squids.They measure 1,50 m. They weigh

about 100 kg. Their body is big, smooth and gray but sometimes they are white and hairy.

Their head is small and their whiskers are very long. They have got four big strong fins. They haven´t got a tail.

BABY SEALSThe babies seal are very small but they can swim very fast. The babies have got short whiskers and small fins. They are beautiful. The seals are endangered because theirskin is very priced and because the polesare melting.

Iván Ríos

BLACK RHINOS

They are wild animals. They are black rhinoceros. They are mammals and herbivores. They´ve got a big head. They´ve got two big horns. They´ve got four big paws. They´ve got a short tail. They´ve got strong teeth.

• Pregnancy lasts about 15 months and they have only one baby. The males are solitary and the females are less solitary. They measure 1,6 m tall and they weigh 1.500 kg .n They run very fast, 50 km per hour. They live 30 years. They are in danger of extinction because of the hunting.

Eduarda Andrade

WARBLER

They are birds. They live in the forests in Europe and America.

They eat insects.

They lay from three to six eggs.

They are in danger of extinction because of the pollution and because we are destroying their habitat.

They have got a small head with small dark eyes. They have got a long black beak.

Their feathers are yellow and black. Their wings are beautiful. They are black and yellow too.

They have got a short tail.

Martín Castro

LINXThe linxs are animals. They're mammal andcarnivore. They are predators ,because theyeat another animals. They live in the northernhemisphere

There are very few linxs in the world becausethey are an endangered species.

They live about 15 years and they weigharound 90kg.

They've got big head. Their eyes arevery big and beautiful. They've gotlong ears and big mouth. They've gotwhiskers and sharp teeth. The linxshave got a beautiful fur with smallspots and short tail. They've gotstrong paws and big sharp claws, butthey haven’t got feathers.

LINX CUBSTheir cubs aresmall and very verybeautiful. Theylearn to hunt sincethey are young.They look like cats.

The linx have got2-4 cubs

Daniel Varela

PYTHONS

They are reptiles. They are the largest snakes. They are wild animals. They are carnivores.

They don't produce venom. They are constrictors. Their favourite food are mice.

They live in the rainforests. They live up to 40 years.

They lay 12-36 eggs and look after the eggs and the pythons babies.

They are in danger of extinction because people hunt them for their skin and because their habitat is disappearing.

They have got green eyes. Their head is triangular. They have got big sharp teeth and they are very strong and long. They have got 2 or 3m long and 17cm wide.

The pythons are very beautiful and colorful animals. They are my favourite animals.

Carlos Dafonte