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The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest

rhino species. It is also the most distinctive rhinoceros. It has been hunted

a lot that it is almost extinct. There are less than 300 Sumatran rhinoceroses

surviving in Malaysia and Indonesia. Between 1985 and 1995, the number

of Sumatran rhinos declined by 50 percent because of poaching and habitat destruction.

What does the first paragraph tell us about?

• The description of sumatran rhinos           

      

          

     

• The number of Sumatran rhino

• The habitat of Sumatran rhino 

• The destruction of habitat

Why is the sumatran rhinos almost extinct?

• people look after them                      

                          

• people feed them

• people hunt them

• people save them

The Sumatran rhinoceros has unique grey or reddish-brown coat. It is

believed to be the only survivor of the lineage that included the woolly rhinoceros.

Sumatran rhinos stand up to 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at the shoulder and weigh

up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). They have folded skin, like the other Asian rhinos,

except that it is covered with coarse, bristly hair. The Sumatran is the only rhino

in Asia with two horns. The front horn is usually the longest, reaching a length

of 90 cm (36 inch), and the rear one is sometimes so small that the animal

looks as if it is single-horned.

This paragraph tells us about …

• The habitat of Sumatran rhino

• The physical characteristics of Sumatran rhino

• The diet of Sumatran rhino

• The threats of Sumatran rhino

They live mainly in forest-covered hills near water and are known to be

good at climbing slopes and swimming. They move mainly at night, and spend

most of the day wallowing in mud-holes and pools. Sumatran rhinoceroses

usually feed on leaves, twigs, and fruits.

This Paragraph mainly tells us about …of the Sumatran rhino

• habit

• food

• habitat

• life

Female rhinos reach sexual maturity at about the age of five or six.

The males mature between the ages of seven and eight. However, they

do not father calves until they have claimed a territory, which may take

them three or four years. Rhinos always have a single calf, born after a gestation

period of 15 to 18 months. The calf may feed on its mother’s milk for up to

two years, and it usually remains with its mother until she is about to give birth

once more. The calf is only raised by its mother.

At what age do female rhinos usually reach sexual maturity?

• 3–4 years old

• 5–6 years old

• 7–8 years old

• 15–18 months old

Why do male rhinos usually take longer to father calves?

• Because they need to mature first

• Because they must claim and need to establish territorial dominance and social standing within their species

• Because they stay with their mothers longer

• Because they help raise the calves

How many calves does a rhino usually give birth to at once?

• one

• two

• three

• four

When does a calf usually leave its mother?

• After 6 months

• When it is 1 year old

• When the mother is about to give birth again

• When the calf claims its own territory

The giraffe is the highest animal in the world. Its height can reach 4.8 to 5.5 meters and its weight is about 1360 pounds. Giraffe has unique characteristic. They have a very long necks and two small horns on its head. Giraffes have big brown eyes and are protected by thick and long eyebrows. Her body is covered with a unique pattern that is attached by brown spots all over their body.

What makes the giraffe the highest animal in the world?

• Its horns     

• Its long neck

• Its thick eyebrows

• Its heavy weight

What protects the giraffe’s big brown eyes?

• Long eyelashes

• Small horns

• Long and thick eyebrows

• Brown spots