You don't actually get to bring the animal home, you just pay $55 and that money is used to feed and look after your chosen animal - how cool is that!?!
If I got to choose 3 animals to adopt through the WWF I would choose:
1. Red Fox
2. Cheetah
3. Przewalski's Horse
Red foxes have been recorded in habitats as diverse as tundra, desert and forest. Natural habitat is dry, mixed landscape, with scrub and woodland. Red foxes are solitary hunters who feed on rodents, rabbits, birds, and other small game. They will also eat fruit and vegetables, fish, frogs, and even worms. They face threats due to habitat degradation, loss, and fragmentation, and exploitation. Like a cat's, the fox's thick tail aids its balance, but it has other uses as well. A fox uses its tail (or "brush") as a warm cover in cold weather and as a signal flag to communicate with other foxes.
Although once widespread in Asia and Africa, cheetah populations are now isolated to the savannahs and grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa. Cheetahs are the world’s fastest land animals and are capable of sprinting at speeds up to 70 miles per hour. And unlike other big cats, cheetahs do not roar. These magnificent cats prey upon hoofed animals such as gazelles, impalas and wildebeest calves. Cheetahs are threatened by hunting, habitat loss and the decline of prey populations. They are also the only cat that cannot retract its nails - it has claws like a dog!
The Przewalski’s Horse was designated as extinct in the wild, but captive breeding programs have reintroduced the horse in Mongolia. The wild horse lives in social groups, consisting of a dominant stallion, a lead mare and other mares and their offspring. Mares, often with a regular partner, groom one another to keep clean and to show affection. Stockier with shorter legs than a domesticated horse, males defend their mares more actively than they defend their territory.
All of these 3 are similar in that they are all mammals (they give birth to their babies and feed them milk). They are also all in danger of extinction as their populations are declining and need our help and protection.
They are different because they are all different classes of animal - dog, cat and horse. They are also native to different countries.
If I had to choose only one of these animals to save I would choose the Przewalski's Horse
Przewalski Horse | The Biggest Animals Kingdom Link to Photo king-animal.blogspot.com
Hi Andrew!
ReplyDeleteGreat job with this activity, I think that you have picked some amazing animals to adopt. I like that you have posted the little blurb about each animal from the adoption website it was great to read - Maybe next time you could summarise these in your own words. :)
Awesome work with the similarities and differences, these are some really tricky animals to compare and contrast with each other! Way to think outside the box!! :)
I like that you have thought about their classifications and where they live to help you out. :)
Do you know what is making each animal endangered? What is the cause?
I think you have picked a great choice for which animal you could adopt - I know you would be able to take amazing care of a horse!
What would you call your new horse?
Would you train him/her to race?
Well done on this activity Andrew, was lovely to read about these animals and learn a little more!
Nga mihi,
Ellee :)