Exercise 3: Animals in the wild 3

 

Animals in the wild 3
3Decide if the sentences are True or False. 

The arctic fox lives in Greenland, Alaska, Iceland and other parts of the Arctic region. It has got very thick fur. The colour of its fur changes with the season. It's brown in the summer and white in the winter. Its round body shape prevents it from getting cold. It eats small animals and fish, as well as fruit and berries. It has an excellent sense of hearing and can hear the movements of small animals under the snow. Then it digs down into the snow to find them. The population of arctic foxes is decreasing in some regions because of pollution and climate change.

The brown bear weighs between 100 and 635 kg. It lives in Russia, northern Europe and North America and is the largest meat-eating animal living on land. Most bears eat a wide variety of food, both meat and fish, but 90% of their diet comes from plants. In the winter, their fur is long and thick. In the summer, their fur is short and thin. In the summer and in the autumn, they eat a lot of food. They build up a layer of fat so that they can survive during the winter months. In winter, they sleep a lot, usually in a safe dark place such as a small cave in a hill or mountain, or under a tree. Brown bears are beginning to move into towns and cities to look for food.

The grey wolf lives in North America, Europe and North Africa. Its fur is usually grey, although some species can be white, red or brown. In the winter, its fur is long and thick. Wolves live in family groups. They work together in groups of five to seven to chase smaller animals such as rabbits, or young animals like deer or goats. They also eat fruit and berries. When they are hunting animals, they can run at 45 km per hour. They can hear even small sounds 15 km away. Farmers sometimes hunt and kill wolves because they kill their animals. Some people are trying to introduce new rules to protect wolves.

  • 1The arctic fox lives in a cold environment.

  • 2The arctic fox finds small animals in trees.

  • 3Brown bears eat more plants than meat.

  • 4Brown bears like to sleep in the summer.

  • 5Grey wolves don't eat fruit.

  • 6Grey wolves live alone.


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