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Match the pictures with the animals' names. Then discuss the questions.
- Can you find these animals in Viet Nam?
- What do they eat?
- Are they endangered species?
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Read the facts about the Komodo dragon and the blue whale. Write a, b, c, d or e in the space provided to match the title with the correct section.
a. Diet
b. Conservation status
c. Habitat and location
d. Population
e. Physical features
| Komodo dragon | Blue whale | |
| 1. | - found in the wild on Indonesian islands (Komodo, Rinca, Gili Montang, Gili Dasami, Flores) - live in forests, on beaches, on hilltops |
- live in the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic - migrate to tropical seas to breed (up to four months) |
| 2. | - looks like a crocodile or lizard - male adults can grow up to 3 metres long - 90 kilos |
- mammal, but looks like a fish - 30 metres long - 150-200 tons |
| 3. | eat meat (large water buffaloes, deer, pigs, smaller dragons) | eat very small shellfish |
| 4. | 6,000 in the wild in Indonesia; slightly declining | estimated 14,000 (10,000 in the Antarctic and 4,000 in the Arctic); increasing |
| 5. | - vulnerable (IUCN Red List) - cause: more males than females (humans are not a threat) - protected by antipoaching laws in Indonesia and by 30 zoos and other wildlife parks outside Indonesia |
- endangered (IUCN Red List) - facing threats from whalers, pollution, collisions with boats and ships, and global warming - many recovery plans to restore its population |
Choose one of the two species in 2 and write a report of 150 - 200 words to describe it. Follow the plan below.
Paragraph 1: Habitat and location of the species below.
Example: Komodo dragons are found in the wild …
They live in forests, …
Paragraph 2: Physical features and diet
Example: Although they are called dragons, they look like …
Paragraph 3: Population and conservation status
Example: There are about 6,000 … According to the IUCN Red List, Komodo dragons are classified as …