Please save the Koala...
This is not a plea for funding...
I fell in love with Koalas on our trip... We saw them in the wild and we got to cuddle a tame one too... Her name was Wilma and (as far as I was concerned) we bonded immediately!
Here are some facts you should know about the Koala:
They are not bears, so the term Koala bear is incorrect... they are really marsupials, they've been around for 42 million years. Yet today they're in danger.
1. Not a bear but a marsupial with a backwards pouch.
2. A blind jelly bean at birth, the baby Koala climbs unaided into its mother's pouch. Six months later it pops its head out.
3. They're main threat is us... Our farms, cars, pets... and their diseases...
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| Koala in the wild |
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| A little cuddle from Wilma |
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| Paul and Wilma |
Homework
B1: Find out two more facts about the Koala. 70 - 100 words
B2: Reasearch and write an essay about the Koala.. Find out why they cannot be found anywhere else in the world; What they eat; Where they sleep; What could we do to save them from extinction? 150 - 200 words.
C1: Research and write a report about another endangered animal.
Vocabulary builder:
a plea; (noun) a request made in an urgent and emotional manner.
a tame koala; (adj) not wild.
pouch; (noun) a small bag in which Koalas carry their babies... For further reading, click on the link below.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/koala
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