Endangered Animals

There are 8.7 million species of animals in the world! A species
is a group of similar living things. Tigers, black rhinos, and hawksbill
turtles are different species. Some species are endangered. That means
there are not many animals in the species left.

Sunda tigers are endangered. They live in Indonesia. People
are working to protect where these tigers live.

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Black rhinos are endangered. They live in Namibia. People
are working to protect black rhinos from hunters.

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Hawksbill turtles are endangered. They live in tropical
oceans. People are working to protect hawksbill turtles from fishing.

What Do You Think? Why do you think it is important to protect animals?

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