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English Assignment Endangered S pecies

English Assignment Endangered S pecies. E.E. ”Domingos Theodoro de Oliveira Azevedo” São João da Boa Vista-SP (Brasil) Names :Barbara Alice Martins Gomes José Carlos Marcolino Júnior João Paulo Alves Luis Antonio Borges Júnior. Leatherback Turtle ( Tartaruga-de-couro ).

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English Assignment Endangered S pecies

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  1. EnglishAssignmentEndangeredSpecies E.E.”Domingos Theodoro de Oliveira Azevedo” São João da Boa Vista-SP (Brasil) Names:Barbara Alice Martins Gomes José Carlos Marcolino Júnior João Paulo Alves Luis Antonio Borges Júnior

  2. LeatherbackTurtle(Tartaruga-de-couro) • Class: Reptilia • Order: Chelonia • Family: Chelonidae • Scientific Name: Dermochelyscoriacea • Common name: Leatherback Turtle • Category: Threatened • It is the largest of all sea turtles. It reaches 2 meters in length and over 500 kg. The Leatherback Turtles spend most of their life cycle on the high seas, feeding on floating organisms such as jellyfish. Has the ability to dive to over 1,000 meters deep, probably in search of prey. Just approach the coast to breed.

  3. Yellow-facedWoodpecker(Pica-pau de cara amarela) • Class: Birds • Order: Piciformes • Family: Picidae Scientific Name: • Dryocopusgaleatus • Common name:Yellow-faced Woodpecker • Category: Threatened • Features: Bottoms across the face and throat with light cream-or cinnamon-colored, black dorsal anterior auricular region; know few recent records of this beautiful woodpecker, found in 1946 in SC (Trombudo Alto), the decade of 50 in PR (Puerto Carmargo, 1954) and in the 70s in Argentina (Prissiones). Called also Ceophloeus.

  4. Black Hedgehog(Ouriço Preto) • Class: Mammalia • Order: Rodentia • Family: Erethizontidae • Scientific Name: Chaetomyssubspinosus • Common name: Black Hedgehog • Category: Vulnerable • Weight: Males can exceed 2kg. • Length: 69 cm.

  5. Features: Rodent large size generally brownish coloration, once abundant. During the day, it houses up in the canopy of trees or palm top, with a predilection for sites where bromeliads and vines present themselves as true tangles, called "baceiros" in southern Bahia. They are nocturnal, arboreal and slow movements when on the ground, which makes them very vulnerable. They are docile and emit a raucous sound when molested. It is believed that females produce a single offspring. They feed on fruits, including cocoa, foraging individually. Solitary animals are capable of occupying a large number of habitats. They are popular as food in all its current geographical distribution.

  6. GiantRiverOtter(Ariranha) • The giant otter is the largest species of the subfamily Lutrinae (otters) and can get to measure about 180 centimeters long, of which 65 form the tail. Males are generally heavier than females and weigh up to 26 kg. The otter has relatively large eyes, small round ears, short legs and thick tail and long and flattened. The toes of the feet are webbed together by that facilitate swimming. The coat is thick, with velvety texture and dark color, except in the area of the throat which have a white spot. • It is an endangered species and the main threat to their survival is deforestation and habitat destruction. Pollution of rivers, especially near mining operations, causing casualties among the otters that eat fish contaminated by metals, which accumulate in fish and, even more intensely, the otters, who are at the top of the food chain. Among the metals, which most commonly infects animals is mercury used in gold mining. There are also some losses due to poaching because of the skin, this game was more intense than in the past.

  7. Manatee(Peixe-Boi) • The manatee has an average of 500 to 550 kilograms of mass and average length from 2.8 to 3 meters and maximum 3.6 meters and 1775 kg sighted (females tend to be larger and heavier). At birth, a baby manatees have an average mass of thirty kilograms. • The body is sturdy and solid, with flattened tail, large and arranged horizontally. The manatee Navy has wrinkled skin, with color ranging from gray and brown-gray. The head looks good on your body. It can be said that almost has no neck, although able to move the head in all directions. It has very small eyes, but sees well, even being able to recognize colors. The nose is right on top of the snout, with two large openings. Has no ears: ears are two small openings behind the eyes a bit. Besides listening to the sounds around you, the manatees can also communicate through vocalizations called little cries. This communication is very important between mother and cub. The mother is able to recognize your puppy among many others just by calling.

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