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Primates
2. What does it mean
for an animal
or plant to be
extinct?
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4. Extinct
means that an animal
or plant doesn’t exist
anymore
Example: Quaggas are extinct because there aren’t any
more of them alive on the entire planet.
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5. What does it mean
for an animal
or plant to be
endangered?
Hint: en-DANGER-ed
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6. Passiflora
Kwangtungensis
a type of passion flower
(like passion fruit!)
- China
- Deforestation
There are only a small number of these flowers left.
Chinese Passifloras are endangered.
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7. If an animal or plant is endangered,
there is a chance they could
disappear
An endangered animal
or plant is in danger of
becoming extinct
Example: The Chinese Passiflora is endangered because
there are only a small number of them left.
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8. What is a primate?
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9. Primates are a group of mammals
that include humans, apes,
monkeys, lemurs, and others.
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public domainPhoto credit Anna Langova see details
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10. 3 Endangered Primates
Silky Sifaka
Lemur
Roloway
Monkey
Cotton-Top Tamarin
(monkey)
Roloway Monkey at La Vallee de Singes at Romane (Vienne,
Poitou-Charentes), France – Hans Hillewaert (Creative Commons
attribution – share alike 3.0)
Photo Credit David Blank (Creative Commons attribution – share
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Photo Credit Jeff Gibbs see details
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