Endangered Animals - Teacher Mônica

My name is Mônica. I'm a Yázigi teacher. I learned about the zebras.

Zebras are from Africa, live on Savannas and eat plants.

They are very social and live up to 25 years.

If they spot a predator, they will bark or whinny loudly to warn the others in the group.

Zebras are endangered because of climate change, habitat loss and hunting for their skin.

My name is Beatriz. I'm 8 years old. I learned about Sea Turtles.

Sea Turtles are one of the Earth's most ancient creatures, about 120 milion years.

They are found in all warm and temperate waters throughout the world.

Sea Turtles eat jellyfish, seaweeds, crabs, shrimp, sponges, snails, algae and mollusks.

They can weight 907 kilos and live up to 80 years.

Climate change, market for turtles and eggs and pollution are the greatest threats.

My name is Larissa. I'm 8 years old. I learned about Elephants.

Elephants are the largest land mammals on Earth.

They come from Africa and Asia.

Elephants eat grasses, bamboo, bark and roots and live up to 70 years.

Climate change and habitat loss are the key threats.

My name is Suelda. I'm 9 years old. I learned about the whales.

Like all mammals, whales feed their young milk and have some hair.

They live in all the world's oceans and eat plankton and large marine animals.

They can weight 150 tons and live up to 80 years.

Whales communicate using lyric sounds.

Climate change, habitat loss and whaling are the greatest threats.

My name is Letícia. I'm 10 years old. I learned about Butterflies.

Butterflies are colored flying insects with two pairs of large wings.

They eat nectar from flowers, juice from rotting fruit and water.

There are butterflies everywhere but in Antarctica.

They live up to 20 to 40 days.

Climate change and habitat loss are the greatest threats.

    

My name is Bruna. I'm 10 years old. I learned about Kangaroos.

There are four species of kangaroos: the red kangaroo, the eastern grey kangaroo, the western grey kangaroo and the antilopine kangaroo.

Its habitat is located on plains and they eat grasses. They live in the wild for six to eight years.

They can survive long periods without water and the kangaroo is the national symbol of Australia.

Humans hunt kangaroos for their meat and hides.