ENDANGERED animals

AROUND THE WORLD

Contributors: 3 Confidence (2015)

Brown Bear Characteristics Brown bears weigh about 100 to 635 kilograms .Their eyes

are small. They have a sensitive nose.

Diet/Habitat

Brown bears live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America.

They often feed on a variety of plant life, including berries,

grass, flowers, acorns, pinecones as well as fungi such as

mushrooms. They also eat salmon.

Threats

Many hunters are killing them because the hunters use their

fur to make coats. Some people in china cut their paws to

make medicine .Some brown bears died because of global

warming.

How we can help

We can help by not killing them. We can also convince

people not to destroy their habitats.

Chow Yun Xi

3 Confidence

Giant Panda Characteristics

The giant panda has a black and white coat. It has

distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears

and across its round body.

Diet/habitat

Though they are carnivores, the giant panda’s diet

is 99% bamboo. It lives in different kind of mountains.

Threats

It is threatened by continued habitat loss and very

low birth rate both in wild and in captivity.

How we can help

We should not cut and eat their paws. We should

not cut off or buy panda skin. We should protect them

as it has a very low birth rate.

Ezenn Liang

3 Confidence

White Tiger Characteristics

White Tigers generally weigh up to 300 kilogram. It can grow up to 5

metres in length. No two White Tigers have the same kinds of stripes.

This is very much like a human thumbprint.

Diet/Habitat

They live in thick and dense forest. The forest they live in can provide

them with a lot food. They are carnivores so they eat meat.

Threats

Hunters hunt the White Tigers for their fur and their fangs for

medicine.

How we can help

We can help to reduce the threats to the White Tiger population by

using other things to make jewellery and medicine. We can also raise

awareness.

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Johanna Lee

3 Confidence

Sea Otters Characteristics

Sea Otters weigh about 14 to 45 kilogram and its length is about 1 to 1.5 metre.

They are one of the smallest marine creatures. They have long sensitive

whiskers and front paws.

Diet/Habitat

Sea Otters’ diet consists mainly on slow-moving fishes such as crabs, clams and

sea urchins. They live near the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. They

also live near rocky sea bottoms.

Threats

Sea Otters have very valuable fur. They were hunted for their fur because

humans want to gamble with the fur.

How we can help

Humans can help sea otters by raising awareness in a campaign or internet.

We can also stop hunters from hunting them.

Kendra Chua

3 Confidence

Giant Panda Characteristics

The Giant Panda is part of the bear family. It

weighs about 50-70 kilograms. They have a black

and white fur coat.

Diet and habitat

The Giant Panda’s natural habitat is in zoos. Its

original habitat is in the forests of China. It eats

100 kilogram of bamboo everyday in the wild.

Threats

The habitat of pandas is destroyed by humans.

Pandas reproduce very slowly. They only produce

one offspring each year.

How we can help

We can increase the area of panda habitat under

legal protection. We can also create green

corridors to link pandas.

Koh Min Xuan

3 Confidence

Brown Bear Characteristics

The Brown Bear weighs about 100 to 635 kilograms. Their

eyes are small. They have brown fur. They also have a

sensitive nose.

Diet/Habitat

They live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America. They

often feed on a variety of plant life including berries, grass,

flowers.

Threats

Many hunters are killing them because they want they fur.

Some people cut away their paws because they think it is

healthy to eat. Some brown bears die because of global

warming.

How can we help

We can help by not destroying their habitat. We also can

stop people for selling bear ivoires.

Lee Ru Ting

3 Confidence

Proboscis Monkey Characteristics:

Proboscis monkeys are very cute. Have you seen one before? It has

reddish-brown fur and a tiny mouth. Proboscis monkeys have a long

nose. They have small eyes. They are also very obedient.

Diet/habitat:

The proboscis monkey lives in Indonesia, Malaysia and Borneo. In

those countries, it lives near the rivers. The proboscis monkey mainly

eats fruit and leaves. They do not often insects.

Threats:

Proboscis monkeys are threatened by chopping down trees for

houses that will destroy their habitat. Volcano erupting is very

dangerous that they may cause massive forest fire. Trading them

makes them feel homesick.

How we can help:

We can help by stopping people from chopping down trees. We can

also ask animal rescuers to bring them to a safer place. We can stop

keeping them as pets and stop capturing them.

Lee Ying Hui

3 Confidence

Sea Otters Characteristics

Sea otters weight about 14 to 15 kilograms. The length of the sea otters is

about 1 to 1.5 metres long. Different sea otters have different shades of fur.

They are also one of the smallest marine animals.

Diet/Habitat

They live in the North Pacific Ocean between Asia and Australia. They eat

shellfish and also other small aquatic life animals.

Threats

People kill sea otters because they want their fur. Some people they sell the

sea otter’s fur for money. They also use fur to make coats. Other than using

the sea otter’s fur to make coats, they also use sea otter’s fur to make blankets.

How we can help

We can help the sea otters by raising awareness to everyone. We can also use

less electricity so there will be no climate change.

Other interesting facts

Did you know why that now, more than 150,000 sea otters are being protected

by law? That is because people have been killing too many sea otters. Another

interesting fact about the sea otters is did you know, that even though sea

otters can walk on land, they spend mostly their lives in the water.

En Qi

3 Confidence

Polar bear Characteristics

Polar bears weigh around 350-700 pounds. Their height is 1-3 metres.

They have transparent fur surrounding its body. Their claws are

sharp enough to catch its prey.

Diet/Habitat

It is a carnivores animal. It eats seals and fishes and many other sea

creatures. They live in the Artic. They can only survive in cold places.

Threats

People kill them to make coats and mats to keep them warm. Global

warming makes the weather so the polar bears will die.

How we can help

We can help by spreading awareness to others to stop using polar

bears fur to keep themselves warm. They can use other materials.

We can stop pouring oil into their habitat because if they think it is

food they will eat and they may die.

Megan Woo

3 Confidence

Proboscis Monkey Characteristics:

Proboscis Monkeys are very cute. Have you seen one before? It has

reddish-brown fur and a tiny mouth. Proboscis Monkeys have a long

nose. They have small eyes. They are also very obedient.

Diet/Habitat:

Proboscis Monkeys live in Indonesia, Malaysia and Borneo. In those

countries, it lives near the rivers. The Proboscis Monkey’s main diet

is fruits and leaves. They do not always eat insects.

Threats:

Proboscis Monkeys are threatened by chopping down trees for

houses. Volcano erupting is very dangerous and that may cause a

massive forest fire. Trading them makes them feel homesick.

How we can help:

We can help by stop the chopping down of trees. We can also animal

rescuers to take them to a safer place. We should not keep them as

pets and stop capturing them.

Megan Yeap

3 Confidence

Rainbow Lorikeet Bird Characteristics

The rainbow lorikeet bird looks like a parrot. However, it has

more colourful feathers than a parrot .Some lorikeet birds

have red beaks .They have bright green wings and long green

tails.

Diet/Habitat

The rainbow lorikeet drinks liquids such as nectar and pollen.

They also drink honey and water. They live in Australia in

high mountains.

Threats

Hunters capture the lorikeet and trade it for money. They

keep it for pets too. Some people feed them sugar, honey or

jam that cause deaths. Lorikeet birds also do not reproduce

fast enough.

How we can help

We can help by feeding them the correct food. We should

stop hunting for its colourful feathers. We should adopt

lorikeets instead of buying them.

Ruby Ng

3 Confidence

Arctic Wolf Characteristics

It is completely white. Some only weigh about 75 pounds while others weigh

125 pound. Due to the extreme cold, they had two thick layers of fur.

Diet/Habitat

They eat caribous and muskoxen. Sometimes they eat different meat. They live

in Alaska and some other places like the Arctic.

Threats

Wolves faced a high risk of extinction in the wild. They are hunted for their fine

pelt. The greatest threat to the wolf is climate change because it has reduced

their food supply. Industrial development is also a threat to the wolf as an

increasing number of territory.

How we can help

We can tell the people to stop hunting them down. We can reduce waste to

reduce global warming. We can help by educating people not to throw litter.

We can help to advocate protection areas to preserve the population.

Ng Swee Hua

3Confidece

White Tiger Characteristics:

A white tiger has black and white stripes .They weigh up to

300kg and reach more than 5 meter in length.

Diet/Habitat:

White tigers are carnivores and they eat animals such as deer

and humans .They eat things in the wild .They stay in thick

and dense forests. The forest has lots of trees and lots of

animals.

Threats:

They want the white tigers’ fangs and fur to make medicine

and mats. They also want to take away their habitat.

How we can help:

We should chop lesser trees. We should ask people to stop

killing white tiger.

Nyra

3Confidence

Proboscis Monkey Characteristics

Proboscis monkeys are very cute. Have you seen one before ? It has

reddish-brown fur and has a tiny mouth. Proboscis monkeys have a

type of long nose. They have small eyes. They are also very obedient.

Diet/habitat

Proboscis monkeys live in Indonesia, Malaysia and borneo. In those

countries, it lives near the rivers. The proboscis monkey’s main diet is

fruits and leaves. They do not always eat insects.

Threats

The proboscis monkeys are threatened when their habitat is cleared

and trees are chopped for houses. Volcano erupting is very

dangerous and that they may cause a massive forest fire. Trading

them makes them feel homesick.

How we can help

We can help by stop the chopping down of trees. We can also ask

animal rescuers to bring them to a safer place.

Sophia Potter

3 Confidence

ArCtic Wolf

Characteristics

An Arctic wolf’s appearance is almost completely white. Some only

weigh about 30kg while others weigh 60kg. An adult wolf’s length,

including the tail, is 3-6 feet long. Its ears are usually smaller to

maintain the body heat. They are able to walk on frozen ground as

they padded paws.

Diet/Habitat

Arctic wolves live in Alaska and Canada. It is a meat eater. It eats

mostly caribous and muskoxen. They must work as a group to

successfully take one down.

Threats

Wolves have a high risk of extinction in the wild. They are also

hunted for their fine pelt. The greatest threat to the Arctic wolf is

climate change as it has reduce their food supply. Industrial

development is also a threat to the Arctic wolf as an increasing

number of mines and roads are built on their territory.

How we can help

We can tell the people to stop hunting the Arctic wolf down. We can

reduce waste to reduce global warming. We can help by educating

people not to throw litter on the ground. We can also help to

advocate protection areas to preserve the population.

Pua Jia Yee

3 Confidence

Characteristics

The polar bear weighs around 350-700 pounds. Their height is

about 1-3 meters. They have actually transparent not white fur.

Their paws have sharp and dirty claws to catch their prey.

Diet/Habitat

Polar bears are carnivorous animals. It eats meat, such as seals

and fishes. They live in the Arctic. They can only survive in places

with cold weathers.

Threats

People kill polar bears because they use their fur to make mats

and many more to keep themselves warm. Global warming can

make the weather hot and the polar bears can die.

How We Can Help

We can help by spreading awareness to others to stop using polar

bear’s fur to keep themselves warm. They can use other materials.

We can also stop throwing oil into their habitat because if they

think it is food, they will eat it and they may die.

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Shanaz

3 Confidence

RAINBOW LORIKEET BIRD Characteristic

Rainbow Lorikeet Birds look like parrots. Rainbow Lorikeet Birds have

very colourful feathers. All Rainbow Lorikeet Birds have red eyes and

red beaks. They have bright green wings and long bright green tails.

Diet/Habitat

They drink nectar pollen. They live in the North and East mountain

(Australia) They also live in high mountains. They drink honey, water

and other liquids.

Threats

Some hunters capture lorikeets and sell it in pet stores for money

some people buy the lorikeets and released them into wild life, while

other people keep it as pets

How we can help

Humans should release the lorikeets so that they have more space to

fly. We can also save them by stop people from plucking their

feathers to make things.

Tyona Lim

3 Confidence

Cheetah Characteristics

Cheetahs walk on four legs. Cheetahs can accelerate up to a

100 kilometers per hour in three seconds. They are the

fastest cats in the world.

Diet/Habitat

Cheetahs are mostly found in Sub- Saharan Africa and in

Southern and Eastern Africa parks. Cheetahs are carnivores

meaning their primary food is meat. They eat gazelles,

antelopes, hares and warthogs. They only need to drink

water every three or four days.

Threats

They are threatened for their fur to make bags, rags, clothing

other things.

How we can help

We can raise awareness to hunters for them to stop

burning down their habitat.

Yara Rashanah

3 Confidence

White Tigers

Characteristics

White Tigers weighs uo to three hundred kilograms. They have black

and white stripes. White male Bengal tigers weigh 200-230 kilograms.

No two white tigers the same stripes. It has a long tail.

Diet/Habitat

White Tigers live in thick and dense forest. They eat meat like deer

and wild boars. They need lots of animals to provide them with food.

Threats

The hunters are a threat as they want the white tigers fur and fangs, to

make jewellery and medicine.

How can we help

We should chop fewer trees to let them have a home. We can buy

lesser things made of tiger teeth. Hunters should not hunt white tigers.

Zhang Feng Yi

3 Confidence

Polar BearS Characteristics

The polar bear weighs around 350-700 pounds. Their height is 1-3 meters. It

has transparent surrounding it’s body and it also sharp claws for killing its prey.

Diet/Habitat

The polar bear is a carnivorous animal and eats animals like seals and fishes.

They live in the Arctic as they can only survive in cold places.

Threats

People kill polar bears because they use fur to make mats and coats. Global

warming can make the weather hot and the ice will melt so the polar bears will

drown.

How we can help

We can help by spreading awareness to others to stop using polar bear’s fur to

keep themselves warm. They can use other materials. Stop throwing oil into

their habitat because if they think it is food and may eat it and die.

Alexis Lee

3 Confidence

Rainbow Lorikeet Bird

Characteristics

Rainbow lorikeet birds look like a parrot. However, the rainbow lorikeet bird

has feathers that are more colourful. All rainbow lorikeet birds have red eyes

and beaks. It usually has bright green wings and long colourful tails.

Diet/Habitat

The lorikeet birds can only take liquid food because when it eats hard food,

they might choke on their food and even die. Therefore, they only drink nectar,

pollen and fresh honey. Most of the lorikeet birds can be found in the zoo.

Threats

Some hunters capture Lorikeet birds and sell it in pets for money. Some people

buy the Lorikeet birds and keep them as pets. It is also an endangered animal

due to habitat destruction.

How We Can Help

We can tell the hunters to stop hunting the Lorikeet bird.

Aloysius Chng

3 Confidence

Brown bears Characteristics

Brown bears weigh 100 to 635 kilograms. Their eyes are

small. They eyes are small. They have brown fur. They also

have a sensitive nose.

Diet/Habitat

They live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America. They

often feed on a variety of plant life, including berries, grass,

flowers, acorns, pine cones, as well as fungi such as

mushrooms. They also eat salmon.

Threats

Many hunters are killing them because they want their fur

to make coats. Some people cut down their paws to make

medicine. Some brown bears died due to global warming.

How can we help

We can help by not killing them. We can convince people

not to destroy their habitats. We should stop people from

selling bear paws.

Alphaeus Goh Guan Wei

3 confidence

Tiger Shark Characteristics

Tiger Sharks have serrated teeth. They have a black

body and a white belly. They are very big sharks.

Diet/Habitat

They eat meat. They live near coastlines. They live in

tropical waters.

Threats

People cut their fins to cook Shark Fin Soup. They die

from water pollution. They are caught by fishermen for

sports.

How We Can Help

We can help by stopping water pollution. We can raise

awareness and stop killing them.

Asher Eshan

3 Confidence

Brown Bear Characteristics

The brown bear weights about 100 to 635 kg (200 to 1400Ib). They

have small eyes. They have brown fur. They also have a sensitive nose.

Diet/Habitat

They live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America. They often feed

on variety of plant life, including berries, grass, flowers, acorns,

pinecones as well as fungi such as mushrooms. They also eat salmon.

Threats

Many hunters are killing brown bears because they want their fur.

Some people cut away their paws because they think that it is healthy

to eat. Some brown bears die because of global warming.

How can we help

We can help by convincing people not to destroy their habitat. We

also can stop people from selling their paws.

Cedric Lai

3 Confidence

Arctic Wolf Characteristics

The fur of the arctic wolf is completely white. No other wolf can offer the same

as the arctic wolf. They weigh up to 125pounds.

Diet/Habitat

They eat meat. They live in Alaska, Greenland and Canada.

Threats

They face a high risk of extinction in the wild. They are hunted for their fine

pelt. Climate change is also a threat as it reduces their food supply. Industrial

development is also a threat to the wolf as an increasing number of mine and

roads built on their territory.

How we can help

We can tell people to stop hunting them down. We can reduce waste to

reduce global warming. We can help by educating people not to throw litter.

Chan Jia Wei

3 Confidence

Characteristics

The giant panda has a black and white coat. It weighs 150

kilogram. It has big eyes. It has thick fur.

Diet/Habitat

It’s natural habitat is in China. It eats 100kg of bamboos. It

also eats apples and bamboos.

Threats

The hunters are hunting the panda. The pandas are losing

their habitat.

How can we help ?

We can raise public awareness. We can stop the hunters from killing the pandas. We can protect Forest Resources by cutting down development projects.

Ian Chan

3 Confidence

Panda

Characteristics

The giant panda has a black and white coat. Adult pandas weigh

about 50 to 70 kilograms. Adults measure around 1.2 to 1.9

including a tail of about 10 to 15 centimetres and 60 to 90

centimetres.

Diet/Habitat

We can sometimes find it in the zoo but its natural habitat is in China.

It eats 100 kilogram of bamboo every day. It also eats apples and

bamboo.

Threats

The hunters are hunting the panda.

How we can help

We can raise public awareness. We can stop the hunters from killing

the panda.

Chua Kai Jun

3 Confidence

Sea Otters Characteristics

Sea Otters weigh about 14 to 45 kilograms .The length of the Sea

Otters is about 1 to 1.5 meters. Sea Otters are one of the smallest

marine animals. Sea Otters swim with speed of up to 9 kilometres

per hour.

Diet/Habitat

Sea Otters eat mainly fishes and crabs. Cape clawless and Asian

small-clawed otters feed mainly on crabs and other crustaceans,

molluscs and frogs. Sea Otters are found on every single continent in

the world expect for Australia and Antarctica.

Threats

Sea Otters have very valuable fur because people want to gamble

with their fur.

How we can help

We can help the sea otters by not hunting the sea otter’s fur, not

throwing litter into the sea and not pouring oil into the sea.

Ernest Lim

3 Confidence

Sea OtterS Characteristics

Sea otters weigh about 14 to 45 kilograms. Sea otters have a big brown nose,

four furry legs and a paddy tail. They are 1.2 metres to 1.5 metres. Their hind

legs are long, broadly flattened and fully webbed.

Diet/Habitat

Sea otters live along the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean. They eat clams, sea

urchins and other small sea marine life. Sea otters can be found in rocky sea

beds. Sea otters also eat starfish.

Threats

Sea otters are hunted for their fur. Their fur is worth a lot of money on the

black market. Some hunters use the fur to sell it for money while others use it

to gamble.

How we can help

We can help by raising awareness to stop hunting sea otters. We can inform

the animal rescuers to save injured otters. We can donate money to save sea

otters.

Isaiah Ong

3 Confidence

Rainbow Lorikeet Bird Characteristic

Rainbow Lorikeet birds looks like parrots but its feathers are more colourful. All

rainbow lorikeet birds have red eyes and beaks. They have bright green wings

and bright green long tails.

Diet/Habitat

They eat nectar and pollen. They also eat honey, water and liquid things. They

live in North and East mountains of Australia.

Threats

Hunters are capturing lorikeet birds. They also trade it for money. They keep it

as pets too. Some people feed them either sugar or jam and that causes deaths

to the rainbow lorikeet birds. They also do not reproduce fast enough.

How we can help

We can help by not feeding them sugar or jam. We also can help by stopping

people from trapping them in bird cages and trading them.

Jonathon Chua Ming Zhe

3 Confidence

ARCTIC WOLF Characteristics

Their fur is completely white. No other wolf can offer

the same colouring as the Arctic wolf. They can weigh

up to 125 pounds. Some other artic wolves weigh is 6

pounds.

Diet/Habitat

Arctic wolves eat meat and flesh. They live in Alaska,

Greenland, Canada and the Arctic.

Threats

They face a high risk of extinction in the wild and are

hunted for their fine pelt. They are also hunted for

their meat, fur and teeth.

How We Can Help

We can help by placing hunting restrictions on them.

We can help by not throwing litter. We can help by

telling people to stop hunting them down.

Tristan Ler

3 Confidence

White tiger Characteristics

The white tiger weighs up to 300 kilograms. It has black and white

stripes. The white male Bengal tigers weigh 200-230 kg. No white

tigers has the same stripes as another one. It has a long tail. Its

scientific name is Chinchilla Albinistic.

Diet/Habitat

The white tiger lives in thick and dense forests. They eat meat like

deer and wild boars. It needs lots of animals to provide them with

food.

Threats

White tigers are threatened because hunters want their fur and

fangs for making jewellery and medicine.

How we can help

We can protect the white tigers by telling hunters not to hunt them.

We can also stop people from buying lots of things made from them.

Lim Eugene

3 Confidence

Cheetah Characteristics

Cheetahs walk on four legs, unlike humans. A cheetah can accelerate

up to a hundred kilometres in three seconds. They are the fastest

cats in the world. Their tails help them to balance when catching

their prey.

Diet/Habitat

It eats gazelles and medium-sized antelopes. It lives near the African

savannah. Do you know that cheetahs also live in mountains?

Threats

It gets killed by people hunting their fur and caught by predators

such as lions.

How we can help

We can help by raising awareness to people not to hunt cheetahs and not selling their fur in markets.

Loh Yuyang

3 Confidence

POLAR BEARS Characteristics

Polar Bears are the biggest land carnivores. It has black skin

under its fur. It usually weighs around 350-700 pounds.

Diet and habitat

Polar bears can detect its prey from 20 miles away. It lives in

the North Pole. The main prey of the polar bears is seals.

Threats

People kill polar bears to use their furs as mats and coats.

Climate change also melts the icebergs and polar bears will

drown.

How We Can Help

We can help them by spreading awareness like not killing

them for furs and coats. We should stop throwing rubbish or

oil into the sea so that they will not harm the existence of the

polar bears.

Muhd Izz Iman

3 Confidence

Tiger Shark Characteristics:

The tiger shark has serrated teeth. It has a black body and a white

belly. They weigh about 350 kilograms to 650 kilograms. They

swim about 60 kilometres to 90 kilometres per hour.

Diet/Habitat:

The tiger shark eats meat. They live near the coastline of the

equator.

Threats:

The tiger sharks are threatened when some people throw plastic

into the sea. The sharks and fish will eat those plastic and die as a

result. People kill them to get shark fins. They are left to bleed to

death.

How can we help:

We can raise awareness about the dangers of throwing plastic

into the sea. We should discourage others from eating shark’s fins

soup in restaurants.

Ong Zhi Xuan

3 Confidence

Proboscis Monkey Characteristics

The proboscis monkey has a red coloured nose. It has a

tiny mouth to eat food. It has hair. Males are 22-28

inches. They weigh up to 20 kilograms.

Diet/Habitat

They live on the island of Borneo. They eat leaves and

fruits. Some of them eat insects!

Threats

Their homes are being cut down. They are kept as pets.

They are burned in a forest fire.

How Can We Help

We can help them by not chopping down trees, but use

metal or bricks to build houses. We should ask the

animal rescuer to bring them to another forest if there

is a massive fire caused by volcano lava. We should not

trade them as pets as it makes them feel unhappy.

Caspar Sim

3 Confidence

Cheetah Characteristics

Cheetahs have a deep chest to makes it easy for them to breathe while running.

A spotted coat helps a cheetah to camouflage in the tall grass. A flexible spine

helps the cheetah to change directions quickly. Cheetahs have excellent

eyesight to spot its prey easily.

Diet/Habitat

Cheetahs live in the Savanah, Africa and in the mountains. Cheetahs eat

antelopes and gazelles.

Threats

Cheetahs are being killed for their fur. Hunters hunt them for their fur and

trade it in black markets. They also destroy cheetahs’ habitat for paper, wood

and use the bark of the tree to make houses. Their fur is warm so hunters kill

cheetah for their fur to make shirts and warm jackets.

How we can help

We can help by raising awareness. We also can help by planting trees in the

forest for cheetahs to live in. We must use lesser space for cheetahs to live in.

Sim Jun Kai

3 Confidence

Wilfred Toh Cheng Xun

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