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A collection of research done on various endangered animals, by the pupils of 3 Confidence (Westwood Primary School - 2015)TRANSCRIPT
ENDANGERED animals
AROUND THE WORLD
Contributors: 3 Confidence (2015)
Brown Bear Characteristics Brown bears weigh about 100 to 635 kilograms .Their eyes
are small. They have a sensitive nose.
Diet/Habitat
Brown bears live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America.
They often feed on a variety of plant life, including berries,
grass, flowers, acorns, pinecones as well as fungi such as
mushrooms. They also eat salmon.
Threats
Many hunters are killing them because the hunters use their
fur to make coats. Some people in china cut their paws to
make medicine .Some brown bears died because of global
warming.
How we can help
We can help by not killing them. We can also convince
people not to destroy their habitats.
Chow Yun Xi
3 Confidence
Giant Panda Characteristics
The giant panda has a black and white coat. It has
distinctive black patches around its eyes, over the ears
and across its round body.
Diet/habitat
Though they are carnivores, the giant panda’s diet
is 99% bamboo. It lives in different kind of mountains.
Threats
It is threatened by continued habitat loss and very
low birth rate both in wild and in captivity.
How we can help
We should not cut and eat their paws. We should
not cut off or buy panda skin. We should protect them
as it has a very low birth rate.
Ezenn Liang
3 Confidence
White Tiger Characteristics
White Tigers generally weigh up to 300 kilogram. It can grow up to 5
metres in length. No two White Tigers have the same kinds of stripes.
This is very much like a human thumbprint.
Diet/Habitat
They live in thick and dense forest. The forest they live in can provide
them with a lot food. They are carnivores so they eat meat.
Threats
Hunters hunt the White Tigers for their fur and their fangs for
medicine.
How we can help
We can help to reduce the threats to the White Tiger population by
using other things to make jewellery and medicine. We can also raise
awareness.
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Johanna Lee
3 Confidence
Sea Otters Characteristics
Sea Otters weigh about 14 to 45 kilogram and its length is about 1 to 1.5 metre.
They are one of the smallest marine creatures. They have long sensitive
whiskers and front paws.
Diet/Habitat
Sea Otters’ diet consists mainly on slow-moving fishes such as crabs, clams and
sea urchins. They live near the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. They
also live near rocky sea bottoms.
Threats
Sea Otters have very valuable fur. They were hunted for their fur because
humans want to gamble with the fur.
How we can help
Humans can help sea otters by raising awareness in a campaign or internet.
We can also stop hunters from hunting them.
Kendra Chua
3 Confidence
Giant Panda Characteristics
The Giant Panda is part of the bear family. It
weighs about 50-70 kilograms. They have a black
and white fur coat.
Diet and habitat
The Giant Panda’s natural habitat is in zoos. Its
original habitat is in the forests of China. It eats
100 kilogram of bamboo everyday in the wild.
Threats
The habitat of pandas is destroyed by humans.
Pandas reproduce very slowly. They only produce
one offspring each year.
How we can help
We can increase the area of panda habitat under
legal protection. We can also create green
corridors to link pandas.
Koh Min Xuan
3 Confidence
Brown Bear Characteristics
The Brown Bear weighs about 100 to 635 kilograms. Their
eyes are small. They have brown fur. They also have a
sensitive nose.
Diet/Habitat
They live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America. They
often feed on a variety of plant life including berries, grass,
flowers.
Threats
Many hunters are killing them because they want they fur.
Some people cut away their paws because they think it is
healthy to eat. Some brown bears die because of global
warming.
How can we help
We can help by not destroying their habitat. We also can
stop people for selling bear ivoires.
Lee Ru Ting
3 Confidence
Proboscis Monkey Characteristics:
Proboscis monkeys are very cute. Have you seen one before? It has
reddish-brown fur and a tiny mouth. Proboscis monkeys have a long
nose. They have small eyes. They are also very obedient.
Diet/habitat:
The proboscis monkey lives in Indonesia, Malaysia and Borneo. In
those countries, it lives near the rivers. The proboscis monkey mainly
eats fruit and leaves. They do not often insects.
Threats:
Proboscis monkeys are threatened by chopping down trees for
houses that will destroy their habitat. Volcano erupting is very
dangerous that they may cause massive forest fire. Trading them
makes them feel homesick.
How we can help:
We can help by stopping people from chopping down trees. We can
also ask animal rescuers to bring them to a safer place. We can stop
keeping them as pets and stop capturing them.
Lee Ying Hui
3 Confidence
Sea Otters Characteristics
Sea otters weight about 14 to 15 kilograms. The length of the sea otters is
about 1 to 1.5 metres long. Different sea otters have different shades of fur.
They are also one of the smallest marine animals.
Diet/Habitat
They live in the North Pacific Ocean between Asia and Australia. They eat
shellfish and also other small aquatic life animals.
Threats
People kill sea otters because they want their fur. Some people they sell the
sea otter’s fur for money. They also use fur to make coats. Other than using
the sea otter’s fur to make coats, they also use sea otter’s fur to make blankets.
How we can help
We can help the sea otters by raising awareness to everyone. We can also use
less electricity so there will be no climate change.
Other interesting facts
Did you know why that now, more than 150,000 sea otters are being protected
by law? That is because people have been killing too many sea otters. Another
interesting fact about the sea otters is did you know, that even though sea
otters can walk on land, they spend mostly their lives in the water.
En Qi
3 Confidence
Polar bear Characteristics
Polar bears weigh around 350-700 pounds. Their height is 1-3 metres.
They have transparent fur surrounding its body. Their claws are
sharp enough to catch its prey.
Diet/Habitat
It is a carnivores animal. It eats seals and fishes and many other sea
creatures. They live in the Artic. They can only survive in cold places.
Threats
People kill them to make coats and mats to keep them warm. Global
warming makes the weather so the polar bears will die.
How we can help
We can help by spreading awareness to others to stop using polar
bears fur to keep themselves warm. They can use other materials.
We can stop pouring oil into their habitat because if they think it is
food they will eat and they may die.
Megan Woo
3 Confidence
Proboscis Monkey Characteristics:
Proboscis Monkeys are very cute. Have you seen one before? It has
reddish-brown fur and a tiny mouth. Proboscis Monkeys have a long
nose. They have small eyes. They are also very obedient.
Diet/Habitat:
Proboscis Monkeys live in Indonesia, Malaysia and Borneo. In those
countries, it lives near the rivers. The Proboscis Monkey’s main diet
is fruits and leaves. They do not always eat insects.
Threats:
Proboscis Monkeys are threatened by chopping down trees for
houses. Volcano erupting is very dangerous and that may cause a
massive forest fire. Trading them makes them feel homesick.
How we can help:
We can help by stop the chopping down of trees. We can also animal
rescuers to take them to a safer place. We should not keep them as
pets and stop capturing them.
Megan Yeap
3 Confidence
Rainbow Lorikeet Bird Characteristics
The rainbow lorikeet bird looks like a parrot. However, it has
more colourful feathers than a parrot .Some lorikeet birds
have red beaks .They have bright green wings and long green
tails.
Diet/Habitat
The rainbow lorikeet drinks liquids such as nectar and pollen.
They also drink honey and water. They live in Australia in
high mountains.
Threats
Hunters capture the lorikeet and trade it for money. They
keep it for pets too. Some people feed them sugar, honey or
jam that cause deaths. Lorikeet birds also do not reproduce
fast enough.
How we can help
We can help by feeding them the correct food. We should
stop hunting for its colourful feathers. We should adopt
lorikeets instead of buying them.
Ruby Ng
3 Confidence
Arctic Wolf Characteristics
It is completely white. Some only weigh about 75 pounds while others weigh
125 pound. Due to the extreme cold, they had two thick layers of fur.
Diet/Habitat
They eat caribous and muskoxen. Sometimes they eat different meat. They live
in Alaska and some other places like the Arctic.
Threats
Wolves faced a high risk of extinction in the wild. They are hunted for their fine
pelt. The greatest threat to the wolf is climate change because it has reduced
their food supply. Industrial development is also a threat to the wolf as an
increasing number of territory.
How we can help
We can tell the people to stop hunting them down. We can reduce waste to
reduce global warming. We can help by educating people not to throw litter.
We can help to advocate protection areas to preserve the population.
Ng Swee Hua
3Confidece
White Tiger Characteristics:
A white tiger has black and white stripes .They weigh up to
300kg and reach more than 5 meter in length.
Diet/Habitat:
White tigers are carnivores and they eat animals such as deer
and humans .They eat things in the wild .They stay in thick
and dense forests. The forest has lots of trees and lots of
animals.
Threats:
They want the white tigers’ fangs and fur to make medicine
and mats. They also want to take away their habitat.
How we can help:
We should chop lesser trees. We should ask people to stop
killing white tiger.
Nyra
3Confidence
Proboscis Monkey Characteristics
Proboscis monkeys are very cute. Have you seen one before ? It has
reddish-brown fur and has a tiny mouth. Proboscis monkeys have a
type of long nose. They have small eyes. They are also very obedient.
Diet/habitat
Proboscis monkeys live in Indonesia, Malaysia and borneo. In those
countries, it lives near the rivers. The proboscis monkey’s main diet is
fruits and leaves. They do not always eat insects.
Threats
The proboscis monkeys are threatened when their habitat is cleared
and trees are chopped for houses. Volcano erupting is very
dangerous and that they may cause a massive forest fire. Trading
them makes them feel homesick.
How we can help
We can help by stop the chopping down of trees. We can also ask
animal rescuers to bring them to a safer place.
Sophia Potter
3 Confidence
ArCtic Wolf
Characteristics
An Arctic wolf’s appearance is almost completely white. Some only
weigh about 30kg while others weigh 60kg. An adult wolf’s length,
including the tail, is 3-6 feet long. Its ears are usually smaller to
maintain the body heat. They are able to walk on frozen ground as
they padded paws.
Diet/Habitat
Arctic wolves live in Alaska and Canada. It is a meat eater. It eats
mostly caribous and muskoxen. They must work as a group to
successfully take one down.
Threats
Wolves have a high risk of extinction in the wild. They are also
hunted for their fine pelt. The greatest threat to the Arctic wolf is
climate change as it has reduce their food supply. Industrial
development is also a threat to the Arctic wolf as an increasing
number of mines and roads are built on their territory.
How we can help
We can tell the people to stop hunting the Arctic wolf down. We can
reduce waste to reduce global warming. We can help by educating
people not to throw litter on the ground. We can also help to
advocate protection areas to preserve the population.
Pua Jia Yee
3 Confidence
Characteristics
The polar bear weighs around 350-700 pounds. Their height is
about 1-3 meters. They have actually transparent not white fur.
Their paws have sharp and dirty claws to catch their prey.
Diet/Habitat
Polar bears are carnivorous animals. It eats meat, such as seals
and fishes. They live in the Arctic. They can only survive in places
with cold weathers.
Threats
People kill polar bears because they use their fur to make mats
and many more to keep themselves warm. Global warming can
make the weather hot and the polar bears can die.
How We Can Help
We can help by spreading awareness to others to stop using polar
bear’s fur to keep themselves warm. They can use other materials.
We can also stop throwing oil into their habitat because if they
think it is food, they will eat it and they may die.
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Shanaz
3 Confidence
RAINBOW LORIKEET BIRD Characteristic
Rainbow Lorikeet Birds look like parrots. Rainbow Lorikeet Birds have
very colourful feathers. All Rainbow Lorikeet Birds have red eyes and
red beaks. They have bright green wings and long bright green tails.
Diet/Habitat
They drink nectar pollen. They live in the North and East mountain
(Australia) They also live in high mountains. They drink honey, water
and other liquids.
Threats
Some hunters capture lorikeets and sell it in pet stores for money
some people buy the lorikeets and released them into wild life, while
other people keep it as pets
How we can help
Humans should release the lorikeets so that they have more space to
fly. We can also save them by stop people from plucking their
feathers to make things.
Tyona Lim
3 Confidence
Cheetah Characteristics
Cheetahs walk on four legs. Cheetahs can accelerate up to a
100 kilometers per hour in three seconds. They are the
fastest cats in the world.
Diet/Habitat
Cheetahs are mostly found in Sub- Saharan Africa and in
Southern and Eastern Africa parks. Cheetahs are carnivores
meaning their primary food is meat. They eat gazelles,
antelopes, hares and warthogs. They only need to drink
water every three or four days.
Threats
They are threatened for their fur to make bags, rags, clothing
other things.
How we can help
We can raise awareness to hunters for them to stop
burning down their habitat.
Yara Rashanah
3 Confidence
White Tigers
Characteristics
White Tigers weighs uo to three hundred kilograms. They have black
and white stripes. White male Bengal tigers weigh 200-230 kilograms.
No two white tigers the same stripes. It has a long tail.
Diet/Habitat
White Tigers live in thick and dense forest. They eat meat like deer
and wild boars. They need lots of animals to provide them with food.
Threats
The hunters are a threat as they want the white tigers fur and fangs, to
make jewellery and medicine.
How can we help
We should chop fewer trees to let them have a home. We can buy
lesser things made of tiger teeth. Hunters should not hunt white tigers.
Zhang Feng Yi
3 Confidence
Polar BearS Characteristics
The polar bear weighs around 350-700 pounds. Their height is 1-3 meters. It
has transparent surrounding it’s body and it also sharp claws for killing its prey.
Diet/Habitat
The polar bear is a carnivorous animal and eats animals like seals and fishes.
They live in the Arctic as they can only survive in cold places.
Threats
People kill polar bears because they use fur to make mats and coats. Global
warming can make the weather hot and the ice will melt so the polar bears will
drown.
How we can help
We can help by spreading awareness to others to stop using polar bear’s fur to
keep themselves warm. They can use other materials. Stop throwing oil into
their habitat because if they think it is food and may eat it and die.
Alexis Lee
3 Confidence
Rainbow Lorikeet Bird
Characteristics
Rainbow lorikeet birds look like a parrot. However, the rainbow lorikeet bird
has feathers that are more colourful. All rainbow lorikeet birds have red eyes
and beaks. It usually has bright green wings and long colourful tails.
Diet/Habitat
The lorikeet birds can only take liquid food because when it eats hard food,
they might choke on their food and even die. Therefore, they only drink nectar,
pollen and fresh honey. Most of the lorikeet birds can be found in the zoo.
Threats
Some hunters capture Lorikeet birds and sell it in pets for money. Some people
buy the Lorikeet birds and keep them as pets. It is also an endangered animal
due to habitat destruction.
How We Can Help
We can tell the hunters to stop hunting the Lorikeet bird.
Aloysius Chng
3 Confidence
Brown bears Characteristics
Brown bears weigh 100 to 635 kilograms. Their eyes are
small. They eyes are small. They have brown fur. They also
have a sensitive nose.
Diet/Habitat
They live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America. They
often feed on a variety of plant life, including berries, grass,
flowers, acorns, pine cones, as well as fungi such as
mushrooms. They also eat salmon.
Threats
Many hunters are killing them because they want their fur
to make coats. Some people cut down their paws to make
medicine. Some brown bears died due to global warming.
How can we help
We can help by not killing them. We can convince people
not to destroy their habitats. We should stop people from
selling bear paws.
Alphaeus Goh Guan Wei
3 confidence
Tiger Shark Characteristics
Tiger Sharks have serrated teeth. They have a black
body and a white belly. They are very big sharks.
Diet/Habitat
They eat meat. They live near coastlines. They live in
tropical waters.
Threats
People cut their fins to cook Shark Fin Soup. They die
from water pollution. They are caught by fishermen for
sports.
How We Can Help
We can help by stopping water pollution. We can raise
awareness and stop killing them.
Asher Eshan
3 Confidence
Brown Bear Characteristics
The brown bear weights about 100 to 635 kg (200 to 1400Ib). They
have small eyes. They have brown fur. They also have a sensitive nose.
Diet/Habitat
They live in Northern Eurasia and Northern America. They often feed
on variety of plant life, including berries, grass, flowers, acorns,
pinecones as well as fungi such as mushrooms. They also eat salmon.
Threats
Many hunters are killing brown bears because they want their fur.
Some people cut away their paws because they think that it is healthy
to eat. Some brown bears die because of global warming.
How can we help
We can help by convincing people not to destroy their habitat. We
also can stop people from selling their paws.
Cedric Lai
3 Confidence
Arctic Wolf Characteristics
The fur of the arctic wolf is completely white. No other wolf can offer the same
as the arctic wolf. They weigh up to 125pounds.
Diet/Habitat
They eat meat. They live in Alaska, Greenland and Canada.
Threats
They face a high risk of extinction in the wild. They are hunted for their fine
pelt. Climate change is also a threat as it reduces their food supply. Industrial
development is also a threat to the wolf as an increasing number of mine and
roads built on their territory.
How we can help
We can tell people to stop hunting them down. We can reduce waste to
reduce global warming. We can help by educating people not to throw litter.
Chan Jia Wei
3 Confidence
Characteristics
The giant panda has a black and white coat. It weighs 150
kilogram. It has big eyes. It has thick fur.
Diet/Habitat
It’s natural habitat is in China. It eats 100kg of bamboos. It
also eats apples and bamboos.
Threats
The hunters are hunting the panda. The pandas are losing
their habitat.
How can we help ?
We can raise public awareness. We can stop the hunters from killing the pandas. We can protect Forest Resources by cutting down development projects.
Ian Chan
3 Confidence
Panda
Characteristics
The giant panda has a black and white coat. Adult pandas weigh
about 50 to 70 kilograms. Adults measure around 1.2 to 1.9
including a tail of about 10 to 15 centimetres and 60 to 90
centimetres.
Diet/Habitat
We can sometimes find it in the zoo but its natural habitat is in China.
It eats 100 kilogram of bamboo every day. It also eats apples and
bamboo.
Threats
The hunters are hunting the panda.
How we can help
We can raise public awareness. We can stop the hunters from killing
the panda.
Chua Kai Jun
3 Confidence
Sea Otters Characteristics
Sea Otters weigh about 14 to 45 kilograms .The length of the Sea
Otters is about 1 to 1.5 meters. Sea Otters are one of the smallest
marine animals. Sea Otters swim with speed of up to 9 kilometres
per hour.
Diet/Habitat
Sea Otters eat mainly fishes and crabs. Cape clawless and Asian
small-clawed otters feed mainly on crabs and other crustaceans,
molluscs and frogs. Sea Otters are found on every single continent in
the world expect for Australia and Antarctica.
Threats
Sea Otters have very valuable fur because people want to gamble
with their fur.
How we can help
We can help the sea otters by not hunting the sea otter’s fur, not
throwing litter into the sea and not pouring oil into the sea.
Ernest Lim
3 Confidence
Sea OtterS Characteristics
Sea otters weigh about 14 to 45 kilograms. Sea otters have a big brown nose,
four furry legs and a paddy tail. They are 1.2 metres to 1.5 metres. Their hind
legs are long, broadly flattened and fully webbed.
Diet/Habitat
Sea otters live along the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean. They eat clams, sea
urchins and other small sea marine life. Sea otters can be found in rocky sea
beds. Sea otters also eat starfish.
Threats
Sea otters are hunted for their fur. Their fur is worth a lot of money on the
black market. Some hunters use the fur to sell it for money while others use it
to gamble.
How we can help
We can help by raising awareness to stop hunting sea otters. We can inform
the animal rescuers to save injured otters. We can donate money to save sea
otters.
Isaiah Ong
3 Confidence
Rainbow Lorikeet Bird Characteristic
Rainbow Lorikeet birds looks like parrots but its feathers are more colourful. All
rainbow lorikeet birds have red eyes and beaks. They have bright green wings
and bright green long tails.
Diet/Habitat
They eat nectar and pollen. They also eat honey, water and liquid things. They
live in North and East mountains of Australia.
Threats
Hunters are capturing lorikeet birds. They also trade it for money. They keep it
as pets too. Some people feed them either sugar or jam and that causes deaths
to the rainbow lorikeet birds. They also do not reproduce fast enough.
How we can help
We can help by not feeding them sugar or jam. We also can help by stopping
people from trapping them in bird cages and trading them.
Jonathon Chua Ming Zhe
3 Confidence
ARCTIC WOLF Characteristics
Their fur is completely white. No other wolf can offer
the same colouring as the Arctic wolf. They can weigh
up to 125 pounds. Some other artic wolves weigh is 6
pounds.
Diet/Habitat
Arctic wolves eat meat and flesh. They live in Alaska,
Greenland, Canada and the Arctic.
Threats
They face a high risk of extinction in the wild and are
hunted for their fine pelt. They are also hunted for
their meat, fur and teeth.
How We Can Help
We can help by placing hunting restrictions on them.
We can help by not throwing litter. We can help by
telling people to stop hunting them down.
Tristan Ler
3 Confidence
White tiger Characteristics
The white tiger weighs up to 300 kilograms. It has black and white
stripes. The white male Bengal tigers weigh 200-230 kg. No white
tigers has the same stripes as another one. It has a long tail. Its
scientific name is Chinchilla Albinistic.
Diet/Habitat
The white tiger lives in thick and dense forests. They eat meat like
deer and wild boars. It needs lots of animals to provide them with
food.
Threats
White tigers are threatened because hunters want their fur and
fangs for making jewellery and medicine.
How we can help
We can protect the white tigers by telling hunters not to hunt them.
We can also stop people from buying lots of things made from them.
Lim Eugene
3 Confidence
Cheetah Characteristics
Cheetahs walk on four legs, unlike humans. A cheetah can accelerate
up to a hundred kilometres in three seconds. They are the fastest
cats in the world. Their tails help them to balance when catching
their prey.
Diet/Habitat
It eats gazelles and medium-sized antelopes. It lives near the African
savannah. Do you know that cheetahs also live in mountains?
Threats
It gets killed by people hunting their fur and caught by predators
such as lions.
How we can help
We can help by raising awareness to people not to hunt cheetahs and not selling their fur in markets.
Loh Yuyang
3 Confidence
POLAR BEARS Characteristics
Polar Bears are the biggest land carnivores. It has black skin
under its fur. It usually weighs around 350-700 pounds.
Diet and habitat
Polar bears can detect its prey from 20 miles away. It lives in
the North Pole. The main prey of the polar bears is seals.
Threats
People kill polar bears to use their furs as mats and coats.
Climate change also melts the icebergs and polar bears will
drown.
How We Can Help
We can help them by spreading awareness like not killing
them for furs and coats. We should stop throwing rubbish or
oil into the sea so that they will not harm the existence of the
polar bears.
Muhd Izz Iman
3 Confidence
Tiger Shark Characteristics:
The tiger shark has serrated teeth. It has a black body and a white
belly. They weigh about 350 kilograms to 650 kilograms. They
swim about 60 kilometres to 90 kilometres per hour.
Diet/Habitat:
The tiger shark eats meat. They live near the coastline of the
equator.
Threats:
The tiger sharks are threatened when some people throw plastic
into the sea. The sharks and fish will eat those plastic and die as a
result. People kill them to get shark fins. They are left to bleed to
death.
How can we help:
We can raise awareness about the dangers of throwing plastic
into the sea. We should discourage others from eating shark’s fins
soup in restaurants.
Ong Zhi Xuan
3 Confidence
Proboscis Monkey Characteristics
The proboscis monkey has a red coloured nose. It has a
tiny mouth to eat food. It has hair. Males are 22-28
inches. They weigh up to 20 kilograms.
Diet/Habitat
They live on the island of Borneo. They eat leaves and
fruits. Some of them eat insects!
Threats
Their homes are being cut down. They are kept as pets.
They are burned in a forest fire.
How Can We Help
We can help them by not chopping down trees, but use
metal or bricks to build houses. We should ask the
animal rescuer to bring them to another forest if there
is a massive fire caused by volcano lava. We should not
trade them as pets as it makes them feel unhappy.
Caspar Sim
3 Confidence
Cheetah Characteristics
Cheetahs have a deep chest to makes it easy for them to breathe while running.
A spotted coat helps a cheetah to camouflage in the tall grass. A flexible spine
helps the cheetah to change directions quickly. Cheetahs have excellent
eyesight to spot its prey easily.
Diet/Habitat
Cheetahs live in the Savanah, Africa and in the mountains. Cheetahs eat
antelopes and gazelles.
Threats
Cheetahs are being killed for their fur. Hunters hunt them for their fur and
trade it in black markets. They also destroy cheetahs’ habitat for paper, wood
and use the bark of the tree to make houses. Their fur is warm so hunters kill
cheetah for their fur to make shirts and warm jackets.
How we can help
We can help by raising awareness. We also can help by planting trees in the
forest for cheetahs to live in. We must use lesser space for cheetahs to live in.
Sim Jun Kai
3 Confidence
Wilfred Toh Cheng Xun
3 Confidence