PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Endangered Animals Research Project
Name: Dugong
Why they are endangered: Because of sea
grass habitat loss and because they are
getting caught in fishing nets. They eat sea
grass and sea plants.
They live in the ocean. Dugongs are related
to elephants.
How to help the Dugong: Save the sea
grass. Don’t overfish. Don’t pollute.
Dugongs live to 60 years of age and
they give birth every 3-7 years.
They weigh about 400kg.
The cause of sea grass dying is overfishing,
pollution, petrol and fuel in the water.
Evelyn
Name: Axolotl
Axolotls live in Lake Chalco, that is in Mexico.
Axolotls eat worms, insects, small fish and
lots of other things that fit in their mouth
and they can swallow whole. Some also eat
fish pellets because they have poor eyesight.
Axolotls are critically endangered because of
pollution. There are 700-1,200 Axolotls left
in the world.
Did you know that an axolotl can regrow
body parts that have fallen off or been
injured?
I chose an axolotl because I know a lot
about them and they are very interesting.
Lillian
Name: Bandicoot
I chose to research the bandicoot because
they are an Australian animal and they live
in my backyard.
Bandicoots live along the east coast of
Australia from North of Queensland to
Victoria and Tasmania.
The Eastern Barred Bandicoot is nearly
extinct. Bandicoots carry dangerous
diseases that can harm humans.
Bandicoots’ homes are being destroyed
by farmland and housing and they are
hunted by cats, dogs and foxes.
Hamish
Name: Black Panther
The Black Panther is a black jaguar. It
actually has spots but its fur is so dark you
can’t see them.
Black Panthers eat deer, warthogs, monkeys,
antelopes and gazelles. They occasionally
eat fruit and eggs to keep a balanced diet.
Black Panthers have a dark coat so they
can blend into the forest at night. They use
their sharp teeth and claws for climbing
and hunting.
They are great swimmers and one of the
strongest tree climbing cats. They are capable
of leaping up to seven metres in the air.
William
Name: Sea Turtle
The endangered sea turtle lives in almost
every ocean throughout the world.
They feed on a very specific diet of jellyfish
or sea grass. They do not have teeth.
Sea turtles sleep on the surface while in
deep water or under a rock.
Benji
Name: Giant Panda
Giant Pandas are large animals that have
thick coats or black and white fur.
Giant Pandas eat bamboo, grass, roots
and flowers. They use their strong claws to
chomp on the bamboo and they eat the soft
inside of the outer green coating.
Much of the bamboo that the pandas eat is
getting chopped down.
The World Wildlife Fund is an organisation
saving endangered animals and they have
the panda as their logo.
Edison
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