Баранова, 6. Учебник. Module 5. Russia

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The animal in the picture is a big cat with a long thick striped coat. It’s in a cold, snowy environment. It has long legs that are very powerful.
It’s an endangered species because of deforestation and poaching.
1 It lives in the forests of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in the southeastern region of Russia.
2 It keeps it warm in the winter and also helps it camouflage itself.
3 Because it has excellent night vision.
4 It’s a carnivore and hunts deer and wild bear but also fish and mice.
5 It’s in danger because of deforestation and poaching.
cat species (phr): a breed of a furry animal with a long tail and sharp claws
region (n): area
powerful (adj): physically strong
striped coat (phr): animal’s fur with long, different coloured lines on it
camouflage (v): to hide in natural surroundings due to the way an animal is coloured or shaped
enable (v): to make possible
night vision (phr): eyesight when it’s dark
carnivore (n): animal that eats meat
hunt (v): to chase and kill wild animals for food
suffer (v): to be badly affected by a situation or event
deforestation (n): cutting down or destruction of trees
poaching (n): illegally catching animals
endangered species (n): breed of animal that is at risk
estimate (v): to guess
individual (n): one person or thing
1 d
2 e
3 a
4 b
5 c
Unfortunately, the Siberian tiger is an endangered species now because of deforestation and poaching.
Its night vision is excellent, so it hunts at night.
The Siberian Tiger hunts wild bear.
Most Siberian Tigers live in the forests of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range.
Its striped coat keeps it warm and helps it to camouflage itself.
Name: Siberian Tiger
Type: carnivore
Lives in: forests of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range, southeastern Russia
Weight: up to 300kg
Length: up to 3 metres
Description: long thick striped coat, large powerful legs, runs at speeds of up to 80 kph, excellent night vision
Food: hunts deer, wild bear, fish and mice, needs 10kg of meat per day, can eat up to 50kg in one day
Why in danger: deforestation, poaching
The Siberian Tiger is a carnivore that lives in the forest of the Sikhote-Alin mountain range in southeastern Russia. It weighs up to 300kg and is up to 3 metres long. It’s got a long thick striped coat, large powerful legs which can run at speeds of up to 80 kmph and excellent night vision.
For food, it hunts deer, wild bear, fish and mice. It needs to eat 10kg of meat per day but it can eat up to 50kg in one day. Unfortunately, the Siberian Tiger is in danger because of deforestation and poaching.
Name: The Brown Bear
Type: omnivore
Lives in: the mountains and forests of Russia
Weight: up to 700kg
Length: between 2 and 3 metres
Description: huge, powerful creatures with fur that varies in colour from cream to almost black
Food: 90% of food consists of vegetables such as berries, roots and fungi, but also eat fish, insects, mammals such as squirrels and deer and moths
Why in danger: poaching for skins and fat (5,000 per year hunted for furs)
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The Brown Bear is an omnivore that lives in the mountains and forests of Russia. It’s a huge, powerful creature that weighs up to 700kg and is between 2 and 3 metres in length. Its fur varies in colour from cream to almost black. Surprisingly, 90% of its food consists of vegetables such as berries, roots and fungi, but it also eats fish, insects, mammals such as squirrels and deer and lots of moths in the summer. Unfortunately, the Brown Bear is in danger because of poaching for its skin and fat. In fact, 5,000 per year are hunted for their furs!
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