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Match the following sentences with the correct subheading :

( Characteristics – Habitat – Diet – Extra information – Introduction )

 Elephants have around 150,000 muscle units in their trunk.


 Elephants are the largest living land animals.
 Elephants have a trunk, tusks and large ear flaps.
 Baby elephants are called “ Calves ”.
 The trunk is also used when it trumpets.
 Some African elephants live on the savanna while others live
in the forest.
 Elephants can be up to 3m high and weighing up to 6,000kg on
average.
 There are three species of elephant: African Savanna (Bush),
African Forest and Asian.
 African elephants have two ‘fingers’ at the tip of their trunks,
whereas Asian elephants have one.
 Elephants eat grasses, leaves, shrubs, fruits and roots depending
on the season.
 Elephants communicate in a variety of ways - including sounds like
trumpet calls.
 Elephants can never forget.
 Tusks are large teeth coming out of their upper jaws.
 White elephants are considered holy in Thailand.
 Sixteen to eighteen hours, or nearly 80% of an elephant’s
day is spent feeding.
 An adult male elephant can drink up to 212 L (55 gal.) of
water in less than five minutes.
 Asian and African elephants are listed as endangered species.
 There are about 2000 different species of elephants.
Put suitable subheadings to the following
nonchronological report:

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A Llama is a mammal of the Camelidae family. It is from South


America, the Andes Mountains of Peru and Ecuador. They are
considered as domestic animals.

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A full-grown llama can reach a height of 1.7 to 1.8 m. At maturity,


males can weigh 94.74 kg, while females can weigh 102.27 kg. At
birth, a baby llama (called a cria) can weigh between 9 and 14 kg.
llamas are related to camels. Llams has a long, curved neck. Their
bodies are covered in soft wool. They have four short legs and
narrow feet. They are small in size and of many colors: white, brown,
grey and black.

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 The llama was domesticated about 5000 years ago.


 It was and is used for carrying things, and for wool.
 Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd.
 A llama typically makes an unusual and distinctive sound called
"humming."
 Llamas have a reputation for spitting.

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Options for feeding llamas are quite wide. Llamas are herbivores,
meaning that they only eat plants. They can eat hay, grass, and corn.
They are capable of surviving for a long time without drinking any water.
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They are pack animals, that move around in large herds. They can be
found living as domesticated creatures in many countries and
climates across the world. Llamas' native range is the Andes
Mountains of South America, primarily Peru and Bolivia, but none are
found in the wild.

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