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

Endangered species Unit 3

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  • 2.
    SIBERIAN TIGER • HABITAT: easternSiberia • SIZE : UP TO 320 kg • WHAT IT EATS: deer and wild boars • WHY IN DANGER: deforestation, hunting for bodyparts
  • 3.
    POLAR BEAR • HABITAT: Arcticcircle • SIZE: around 350–680 kg • WHAT IT EATS: seals • WHY IN DANGER: global warming
  • 4.
    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
  • 5.
    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
  • 6.
    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
  • 7.
    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
  • 8.
    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
  • 9.
    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
  • 10.
    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
  • 11.
    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