Endangered Species Unit: Introduction to Three Endangered Primates
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Transcript of Endangered Species Unit: Introduction to Three Endangered Primates
Introducing
This presentation accompanies the“Endangered Primates Unit” created by Kid World Citizen
available at Teachers Pay Teachers >
Endangered
Madagascar landscape. Photo credit: Bernard Gagnon. CC - Share alike. see detailsKidWorldCitizen.org © 2014
Primates
Quaggasub-species of Zebra
- South Africa
- Hunting
The last Quagga died in 1883. Quaggas are now extinct.
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Extinctmeans that an animal or plant doesn’t exist
anymore
Example: Quaggas are extinct because there aren’t any more of them alive on the entire planet.
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What does it mean for an animal or plant to be endangered?
Hint: en-DANGER-ed
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Passiflora Kwangtungensis
a type of passion flower (like passion fruit!)
- China
- Deforestation
There are only a small number of these flowers left. Chinese Passifloras are endangered.
Story credit: Pensoft Publishers via Science Daily. Creative Commons license CC-BY 3.0
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If an animal or plant is endangered,there is a chance they could
disappear
An endangered animal or plant is in danger of
becoming extinctExample: The Chinese Passiflora is endangered because
there are only a small number of them left.
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Primates are a group of mammals that include humans, apes,
monkeys, lemurs, and others.
Photo credit Lilla Frerichs see details
public domainPhoto credit Anna Langova see details
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3 Endangered Primates Silky Sifaka
LemurRolowayMonkey
Cotton-Top Tamarin(monkey)
Roloway Monkey at La Vallee de Singes at Romane (Vienne, Poitou-Charentes), France – Hans Hillewaert (Creative Commons attribution – share alike 3.0)
Photo Credit David Blank (Creative Commons attribution – share alike 3.0) see details
Photo Credit Jeff Gibbs see details
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