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    Ae Ce cada ome tees 34 Before You Read . Matching. Match each description below with the picture it describes, 4. Anewborn panda oub looks nothing like its mother. tt’s pink, hairless, and blind. Baby pandas don't open their eyes until they're six weeks old, 2.At three months old, baby pandas are just starting to move on their own. This cub, bom in captivity in a 209, is being weighed and measured. 3, Little pandas living in their natural habitat—the mountain ranges of central China—usually stay with their mothers for three years. 4. fuly-grown panda eats about 18 kg (40 pounds) of bamboo shoots and leaves every day. Adults stand up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall and weigh up to 115 kg (250 pounds). That's about 900 times the size of a newborn. . Scan. Quickly scan the reading to answer the questions below. Then read again to ‘check your answers. 4. How much dioas it cost a 200 each year to look after one panda? 2.Why is it so expensive to care for pandas? Unit 3 Animals in Danger 2 July 9, 2005, was an important day at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. The 200 had a new arrival that morning: Tai Shan, the first baby of Tian Tian and Mei Xiang, male and female giant pandas. Tai Shan’s birth, like any panda’s, was a cause for celebration. In the first three months that the cub was on public display following his birth, visits to the zoo increased by 80 percent over prior years. Around the world, conservation centers and z005 like the Smithsonian are working to ensure thet pandas survive, whatever the cost. But what makes these animals so special? Aside from their cuteness, their scarcity makes them important: giant pandas are extremely rare. Even other endangered animals—tigers, gorillas, Asian elephants—outnumber them, both in the wild and in captivity. Recently, China reported that about 1,590 of the black-and-white bears survive in the hills of Tei Shan, just before his rst thay Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. In captivity, there are only about 200: some are in the U.S. and a few others are in Mexico, Japan, Thailand, Germany, and Austria. Most captive pandas, though, are in zoos and research centers in their native China, ‘Their shortage makes pandas precious, but caring for them isn’t easy. The cost of hosting a giant panda at each zoo can exceed two and a half million U.S. dollars a year, and that’s without babies. Add a couple of cubs (nearly a half of all panda births produce twins), and the bill approaches four million dollars. Of course, av-any z00, the arrival of a panda or the birth of cubs brings an increase in attendance, but the crowds rarely translate into sufficient revenue. Even with tickets and gift shop sales, no zoo has collected enough money to offget the costs of hosting one of these animals. 3A Panda Protectors 35 giant panda genetic variation for a century.” With panda numbers now on the rise, China's goal is to release captive pandas into special nature reserves? and to eventually boost the numbers of these animals in the wild Scientists hesitate to do this just yet, though. As National Zoo biologist David Wildt says, % “There may be as many wild pandas out there now as the habitat can support.” However, many pandas born in captivity are being trained to be more self sufficient and not to rely on their human keepers One day, we may be able to eliminate Why is accommodating these bears so altogether the need to raise pandas in captivity expensive? At most zoos, these animals get Though this hasn’t happened yet, the work the best of everything: state-of the-art being done in China, the U.S., and other 49 habitats, the best doctors and keepers, the countries worldwide is helping to make the tastiest food, and a variety of toys to play 2 goal a reality, one panda at a time. with. In the U.S. alone, this level of care costs millions of dollars a year. Every year, each "i someting is setsustining, fs ai to supe set wine ep nom obec. z00 also sends China a million dollars for + Knalre reserve is on arb flared whee ermal ard plats 2 50. the protection of pandas and their remaining aca protect habitat. China uses these funds to create dog swe fas za-kped Hang carlo ator education programs for schools near protected ‘monte pande ub back (ois other aera checkup. areas, and to restore the panda’s bamboo forests. 55. Given the enormous cost of caring for these animals, what exactly are the benefits of raising pandas in captivity? For one thing, it has led to a number of successful births. In recent years, the captive-panda population has increased dramatically. Record numbers of cubs have been born, with much better chances for survival rates. A decade ago, at the Wolong Nature Reserve in China, at least half the twins and many of the single cubs died as babies. Today, 65 new care and feeding techniques have improved the chances for survival of captive pandas in zoos in China and around the globe. All those cubs have pushed the captive population closer toa magic number: 300. With that 70 many pandas, says population biologist Jon Ballou, “we can have a self-sustaining! captive population and maintain 90 percent of known 36 Unit 3 Animals in Danger Gist Detail Main Idea bulary Reading Comprehension A. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer for each question. 1. What is this reading mainly about? a. the reasons panda numbers are decreasing b. the problems faced by pandas in 200s . the differences between wild and captive pandas 5 om Critical 4. the expense of caring for pandas in captivity Thinking . What is NOT stated in the passage as a way China spends | wits mary the money it receives in donations? starving people a. educating children about wild pandas: inthe werd, do you think so b. care of captive pandas in 200s much money cc. building up the bamboo forests in China should be spent oon saving the 4. protection of pandas ooo . What is the main idea of paragraph 5 line 55)? extinction? a. The standard of care has improved in recent years. b. Successful captive panda births have increased, c. The number of wild pandas has increased. d. Training for carers has improved. }. Inline 76, the word boost can be replaced with a. increase b. reduce cc. halve d. double . Which of the following is closest in meaning to “many pandas born in captivity are being trained to be more self-sufficient and not to rely on their human keepers” (ines 82-84)? a. Human keepers are training many pandas born in zoos to rely on them. b. Pandas in the wild are self sufficient. c. Alot of pandas in zoos today are learning to be more independent of their human keepers. d. Alot of pandas in zoos today rely on their human keepers to survive. . Summarizing. Complete the summary using words from the passage. Baby panda Tai Shan could be seen by the public soon after his birth. in the first 1. months after his birth, the number of 2. to the z00 increased by half. However, caring for pandas inzoosis3.___—_. It. can cost over $2.5 million a year to look after the adult pandas alone. But the expenditure seems to be paying off. As a result of improvements in care over the last 4. , the captive panda 5. has risen rapidly—to almost 300 pandas today. 3A Panda Protectors 37 38 . Completion. Complete the information . Words in Context. Complete each sentence with the best answer. Vocabulary Practice below using the correct form of the words in red With its black-and-white coloring, cuddly shape, and sad-looking face, the giant panda is a precious animal to the people of China. Sadly, with the loss of the bamboo forests in which they live, the panda is becoming scarce. To restore the dwindling’ number of pandas, various projects are in progress. One of these is the Wolong Panda Reserve in Sichuan Province, which is the best-known panda reserve in China. The center was founded in 1980 to accommodate captive pandas for the purposes of research and producing, baby pandas. The success of the program has been dramatic, and has resulted in pandas being given or loaned to zoos around the world. However, on May 12, 2008, disaster struck when the area in which the reserve is located was hit by a powerful earthquake. Two pandas died as a result of the earthquake, but fortunately most of the others escaped injury. + rsometing dwindles it bacomes smal, weaker, ores none 4. In order to preserve the history and culture of a country, the of ald buildings is important 2. During the events following the 2008 earthquake, a number of pandas escaped from the reserve, but they were soon found. 3, Conservationists agree that endangered animals are a(n) resource that we should protect. 4, For tourists who want to volunteer at Wolong Panda Reserve, is available at a nearby hotel. 5. An animal species may become extinct if its food becomes 1. On most highways, you exceed the speed limit if you drive at a. 40 kph (25 mph) b. 160 kph (100 mph) 2, Animal lovers hesitate to help an animal in pain. a. would b, would not 3. Ifyou eliminate something, it is because you a. want it b. don't want it Oe tc ncceed 4, An example of a Zoo's revenue is__. SRpectatione, exceed a. the money it brings in from tourists. an estimate, oxcoed a budget, exceed b. the money it pays its keepers and other workers ja milion dollars a year) 5. Wolong Reserve offsets the cost of doing research by a. bringing in tourists b. constructing more buildings Unit 3 Animals in Danger Before You Read A. Quiz. How much do you know about big cats? Circle true (T) or false (F) for each sentence, Then read the information below to check your ideas, 4. Each tiger’s stripy pattern is unique. TE 2. Lions are found only in Africa, TE 3. Jaguars are good swimmers. TE 4. The cheetah is the fastest land mammal. TF 5, Leopards can be found in South America, T F B. Predict. Look quickly at the photos, captions, and first and last paragraphs of pages 40-41. Check (¥) the information you think you'll read about. | The number of snow leopards left in the wild © Methods of protecting snow leopards © How baby snow leopards survive in the wild J Conficts between snow leopards and herders @ Cconpares to ther cats, ons are unsualy soci they live in groups (called prides) that consist of adult rales, lated feraes(caled fonassss), and cubs Once widespread, tons today est only in Sub-Saharan fica and in smal area of northwest nda ® aguars are icund ony in remote regions of South dnd Cental Areca, The name is deived om te athe Amefoan word yaguer, which means “he wo tas wh one leap Unie many other cats, aguors ‘ze quite good swimmers; the prey atten includes fh and tures. @ Leopards cen be oundin Aca, Cental Asia, Inc, and China. However, many populations are now endangered. Lhe jaguar, most are ight colored wth sno rove-shaped rk spots caled ovetes. @® ‘os wid cheetahs are found in eastern anc southwestern Aca, A ie anc deed dayight hunter the cheetah i the word fastest marrmal on land and canbe easly identi by ts saotted coet and dav oye maria, Perhaps only 1.000 rain rh the wl © ototthe orn eiht sub-

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