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The alligator snapping turtle is endangered because it has rare meat.
They eat almost anything they can catch and they defend themselves by using their strong jaws and sharp claws. Alligators and large fish will eat this animal.
They live for 80 to 120 years though it has been known for 1 to live for 200 years.
It lives in the freshwaters of the U.S. southern waters.
This fish is known to be a living fossil, It is one of the oldest species on our planet.
They are endangered because of their “pearl-like” caviar.
The beluga sturgeon eat other fish. They are eaten mainly by humans and when small enough other fish. It defends itself from it’s teeth and uses it’s whiskers to find food.
They live in the Caspian and Black sea basins sometimes the in the Adriatic sea. Beluga sturgeon get from 4.66-
10.76 ft. long!
This is 4.17 m!
Tigers are endangered because of poaching and animal destruction.
Most tigers have over 100 stripes, the stripes on each tiger are all different each has a unique pattern.
The tigers eyes aren’t at the side of the head but at the front on their face. This gives them the ability to see 3D because each eyes vision overlaps each other.
It will eat antelope, deer, boars, yaks, hares monkeys, wild dogs, cows, horses, and donkeys. They don’t have to defend
themselves because their at the top of the food chain.
Tigers live in India from the west to China and southern Asia.
Tigers live to about 20 years of age.
They are endangered because they are rare to begin with and since they mostly eat bamboo the bamboo dies almost every 12-17 years
The giant panda’s diet is made up of 99% of bamboo, they will occasionally eat other grasses, wild turbers, birds, rodents, and carrion.
This animal is generally a passive animal though they can be violent when surprised. They will normally escape the area immediately or climb a tree.
They live in central western and south western china.
Giant pandas live to 20 years of age.
The black rhino is endangered because of their valuable horns.
They eat leafy plants, branches, thorny wood bushes, and fruit.
They defend themselves by using their big horns, their made out of really strong and thick skin.
Rhinos defend themselves by using their big horns, they have really strong bones, and they have thick skin.
Big horn!
Tough skin!
They live in the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, south Africa, Namibabwe, and Angola.
They can live from 30-35 years of age.
