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