A specious is the name for a group of animals that are alike, such as lions and tigers. If a species is endangered, it means there are very few of those animals left in the world. If all the animals in a species die, the species becomes extinct. Those animals are gone forever.
Many species are protected. A protected species means governments have made laws against killing those animals. The koala is close to being an endangered species. Interestingly, the koala is partly to blame for its decline. Koalas are too stubborn for their own good!
Koalas are picky eaters. They live in tall eucalyptus (gum) trees. The eat the tender shoots that grow on the tip of the branches of these trees. But they only want to eat the leaves from certain eucalyptus trees.
Out of the 600 varieties of trees, koalas will only eat the leaves of about 120 kinds of eucalyptus trees. Some are even picker than that. The koalas of a specific area eat only about four or five kinds of eucalyptus leaves. They would rather starve than eat the other kinds.
Many species are protected. A protected species means governments have made laws against killing those animals. The koala is close to being an endangered species. Interestingly, the koala is partly to blame for its decline. Koalas are too stubborn for their own good!
Out of the 600 varieties of trees, koalas will only eat the leaves of about 120 kinds of eucalyptus trees. Some are even picker than that. The koalas of a specific area eat only about four or five kinds of eucalyptus leaves. They would rather starve than eat the other kinds.
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