Our endangered animals book

Our Lovely Friends Animals and Empathy Project

PREFACE Our Lovely Friends, Animals and Empathy Project is a project we have created with the aim of understanding animals better and bringing to the agenda the challenges they face.One of the most important problems faced by animals is the extinction day by day. The extinction of animals often occurs as a result of people's disrespect for them. As the student team of \"Our Lovely Friends Animals and Empathy\" Project, we created this book to draw attention to the effects of the extinct animal generation. Our book includes our research on the physical characteristics, feeding conditions, environmental conditions in which they live and the causes of extinction of extinct animals. Like all living things, we must respect and protect the animals' right to a healthy life. Animals that have the right to feed, shelter and protection need us humans. Our dear friends, we must protect and keep animals alive. (Szymon, Hatice, Cavit, Halime )

PANDA

PANDA Physical Characteristics Giant pandas have a distinctive black and white coat, with black fur around their eyes and on their ears, muzzle, legs and shoulders. Their thick, wooly coat helps to keep them warm in their cool mountain homes. Adult pandas are about 1.5m long. Male pandas can reach a weight of 115 kg. Female pandas are generally smaller than male pandas, occasionally reaching 100 kg. They have two unique physical features that help them to hold, crush and eat bamboo: ● Broad, flat molar teeth ● Enlarged wrist bone that functions as an opposable thumb A giant panda has an unusual claw of one thumb and five fingers. This thumb is actually formed by the change of the sesamoid bone (the bone formed by a bone in the anatomy that is formed by the insertion of a bone into a beam) and helps the panda to eat the bamboo comfortably. The giant panda has a tail approximately 25 cm long. Azra E, Durdane A (Taptuk Emre Secondary School), Fatma Eylül Ç,Ceylin S, Tuğba T (Yeşilöz Primary School)Seyit ÖMER(MEHMET ŞERAFETTİN YALTKAYA PRIMARY SCHOOL)

PANDA Feeding Pandas meet their nutritional needs from bamboo shoots and leaves which are abundant in their living environment. They almost eat nothing else. Sometimes they feed on fish and other small animals, but bamboo makes up ninenty-nine percent of pandas’ menu. Pandas eat a lot, eat fast and spend twelve hours a day eating. They can only digest one fifth of what they eat. Bamboo isn’t nutritious enough for pandas. Only bamboo shoots and leaves are valuable for their diet. That’s why, adult pandas are only interested in eating these parts. They need to eat fifteen percent of their own weight within those twelve hours to stay healthy. Panda molars are very wide and straight. Thanks to the shape of these teeth, it can split bamboo shoots, roots and leaves. The animals that consume the most bamboo bamboo are pandas. They can eat up to fifty kilogram of bamboo a day. Because these cute animals almost entirely feed on bamboo which is very hard to digest, they spend more than half of the day eating and the rest of the day sleeping. Sahra Ç., Nesibe A. (Yeşilöz Secondary School), Nurgül Ö. (Büyük Ziyaret Ortaokulu), Halime Ç (Yeşilöz Primary School)

PANDA Living Environment Most of the endangered pandas live in the foggy, rainy foothills and rainforests of the Yangtze basin in southwest China, where bamboo forests are concentrated. This basin is one of the richest regions in the world in terms of biodiversity. Greenpeace announced that the habitats of southwest China, which is home to pandas, are about to disappear. Pandas are running out of food and their habitats are restricted due to the trees being felled. Approximately 280 hectares of forest area in Sichuan, which is home to giant pandas, appears to have been destroyed, threatening many endangered animals and plants, including giant pandas. Gülay S., Ahmet Kemal A., Semanur U.,(Yeşilöz Secondary School), Sacide K. (Yeşilöz Primary School)

PANDA Causes of Extinction One the main reasons that panda populations have declined is habitat destruction. As the human population in China continues to grow, pandas’ habitat gets taken over by development, pushing them into smaller and less livable areas. Habitat destruction also leads to food shortages. Pandas feed on several varieties of bamboo that bloom at different times of the year. If one type of bamboo is destroyed by development, it can leave the pandas with nothing to eat during the time it normally blooms, increasing the risk of starvation. The causes of extinctions for pandas are air poll pollution and hunting. When the mother pandas give birth, they abandon the babies who have a low chance of survival. Pandas eat a lot of bamboos. Bamboos become extinct because of the global warming and pandas die because of this. Rabia Ş. (Büyük Ziyaret Secondary School), Hasret K., Meryem Su Y., Hatice Kk (Yeşilöz Primary School)

DODO

DODO Physical Characteristics According to the information collected, the researchers consider this bird species to be large and heavy. This species, which is estimated to have a height of 7 cm and a weight of 13 kilograms, is said to have muscular legs due to its thick hipbones and ankles. However, the very short bones in its wings indicate that this species was unable to fly. Skeletal remains also prove that this bird species has a wide beak, about 20 cm long. Based on the shape of its beak, researchers say this species feeds on grains. The dodo birds, which mainly fed on seeds and fruits, probably survived by eating the seeds of the tambalakok tree, also known as the dodo tree. BERNA K-BARBAROS SECONDARY SCHOOL According to a study published by the Linnean Society Journal of Zoology, the dodo bird had a highly developed ability to smell. This ability was probably used to find seeds buried in the ground. They are likely to have pulled these seeds out of the ground with their strong legs. Hilal G-Mehmet Şerafettin Yaltkaya Secondary School

DODO Feeding The Dodo bird feeds on the ripe fruits that have fallen from the Tambalacoque (also known as the Dodo tree) tree. The seed of this tree was germinating (sprouting) only after passing through the digestive system of the Dodo bird (the seed has a very thick shell). The Tambalacoque tree is also endangered in the face of the extinction of the dodo bird.Biologists believe that dodos feed on seeds, fruits, roots and small insects other than tambalakok trees. Ayşegül/Barbaros Secondary School/Turkey

DODO Living Environment The source of information about the dodo is based on various bones, sampling fragments, reports and pictures found in Mauritius. According to this information, although it is a species that mainly lived in low altitude forests, considering the possible mutual benefit relationship with Sideroxylon grandiflorum (formerly known as Calvaria major), which is also known as \"dodo tree\", it has been determined that the habitat may extend to hilly areas. The dodo, a docile species that cannot fly, was hunted heavily for its meat and was last recorded on a small island off the coast of Mauritius in 1662. After this date, all of those considered to be \"dodo\" became the species called Aphanapteryx bonasia, also known as the \"Mauritian Red Chicken\". Hayrunnisa H -Bursa Barbaros Secondary School

DODO Causes of Extinction There were no predatory mammals, reptiles, or even large insects in the island habitat, and therefore dodo birds did not need to develop any natural defenses. In fact, the dodo birds were so confident in their whereabouts that they were unaware that gunmen wanted to kill and eat them. The Dutch, who settled on the island, hunted dodo birds as lunch for their cats, dogs and monkeys. This made dodo birds ideal prey, as they had no ability to protect or escape. Although dodo birds were hunted by many Dutch, their meat was not tasty to eat. However, the sailors who came to the island ate the dodo birds and even pickled some of their hunts with them, and the general view among the researchers is that the dodo birds that lived on the island in their own way were destroyed by human settlers. Kader-Barbaros Secondary School-Turkey

MAMMOTH

MAMMOTH Physical Characteristics Woolly mammoths, quite giant animals, are roughly the size of modern African elephants; however, they are more closely related to Asian elephants than African elephants in biological kinship. These creatures, which are approximately 3.5 meters tall from the ground to their shoulders, weigh an average of 6 tons. It has large and curved teeth and long hoses. It is estimated that they use their teeth to defend themselves and to dig up parts of some plants that are under the snow( Burak-Korgeneral Enver Akoğlu Secondary School) Its skin is dense and covered with long red brown hairs, elephant tusks. (Bilal -Habip Ozcakır- ŞEHİT POLİS iSMAİL ÖZBEK sECONDARY SCHOOL)

MAMMOTH Feeding Mammoths feeding on grass , poppy,straw grass,, buttercup, anemone, dandelion, carrot, sunflower, seaweed, watercress, parsley and a nutritious green plant among the herbaceous (Berra- Korgeneral Enver Akoğlu Secondary School ) Mammoths are herbivorous animals. They don’t hunt other animals, so they do’t eat meat. Mammoths don’t eat anythink but weed. (Nisa -Habip Ozcakır- ŞEHİT POLİS iSMAİL ÖZBEK sECONDARY SCHOOL)

MAMMOTH Living Environment Mammoths lived in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere during the last ice age. It has spread withmay different varietes in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. However, after the ice age, as the sea level increased with the warming of the earth, the living spaces of woolly mammoths narrowed. Thev last Species were seen 4000 years ago in Wrengel Island in the North East of Russia. (Ayberk- Korgeneral Enver Akoğlu Secondary School) Mammoths lived in North America, Europe,Asia and different parts of Africa (Hira - Mehmet Şerafettin Yaltkaya Primary School) Known to have lived in North America, Europe, Asia, and even Africa at the end of the ice age, mammoths lived until 1700 BC. The last species were seen 4000 years ago on Wrangel Island in northeastern Russia. Since mammoths are herbivores, they preferred to live in forests and grassland. ( Arda K - Habip Ozcakır- ŞEHİT POLİS iSMAİL ÖZBEK sECONDARY SCHOOL)

MAMMOTH Causes of Extinction Many hypotheses also seek to explain the regional extinction of mammoths in specific areas. Scientists have speculated that the mammoths of Saint Paul Island (Alaska), an isolated enclave where mammoths survived until about 8,000 years ago, died out as the island shrank by 80–90% when sea levels rose, eventually making it too small to support a viable population. Similarly, genome sequences of the Wrangel Island mammoths indicate a sharp decline in genetic diversity, though the extent to which this played a role in their extinction is still unclear. Another hypothesis, said to be the cause of mammoth extinction in Siberia, comes from the idea that many may have drowned. While traveling to the Northern River, many of these mammoths broke through the ice and drowned. This also explains bones remains in the Arctic Coast and some of the New Serbian Island. (Salih Eren - Habip Ozcakır- ŞEHİT POLİS iSMAİL ÖZBEK SECONDARY SCHOOL) Scientists think the extinction of the mammoths was due to silence, but the woolly mammoth's habitat shrank as the soil warmed and sea level rose after the ice age. ( Melih - Seçil Gürbıyık - Korgeneral Enver Akoğlu Secondary School)

DINASOUR Dinosaur (Latin: Dinosauria) is a large group of reptile animals. Dinosaur was created by combining two words meaning terrible lizard (deinos + sauros) in Greek.This is because, in the past, scientists thought dinosaurs were a kind of lizard. Dinosaurs emerged in the Late Triassic period, 243-233 million years ago, and all species except birds became extinct 66 million years ago. Dinosaurs are mesothermic creatures that show characteristics between warm and cold blood. ( Rümeysa K - Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School)

DINASOUR Physical Characteristics Dinosaurs are the largest animals ever identified. If we want to explain the situation with numerical values; For example, dinosaurs of the Apatosaurus species could reach up to 30 tons in weight and 21 meters in length. In addition, it was seen that the smallest of the T-Rex type was 19.4 meters. Dinosaur species that lived at that time and fed as herbivores were able to protect themselves from carnivorous dinosaurs because they had their own special weapons. While the Triceratops species had 3 horns at the beginning; Ankylosaurus species had protruding bones. Or the stegosaurus species had pointed spines on the tail. (Ceylin-Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School) Some dinosaurs had tails up to 30 meters long. These long tails were very important for them to maintain their balance while running. It is said that the size of dinosaur eggs is about the size of a basketball ball, and the larger the egg, the thicker its shell. Scientists say dinosaurs were molting. The dinosaur with the thickest bones was Pachycephalosaurus. Şevval/Barbaros Secondary School/Turkey

DINASOUR Feeding While some of the dinosaur species were fed as herbivores, some were fed as carnivores. According to the researches, it has been determined that the most populous herbivorous dinosaur species are the Apatosaurus and the brachiosaur species. Grass-eating dinosaurs have weak teeth. It is thought that they generally feed on aquatic plants. (Rana Nur A-Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School)

DINASOUR Living Environment There is an important relationship between dinosaurs' eating habits and environmental characteristics. The nutritional characteristics of herbivorous dinosaurs also affected the growth of plants in the environment.For example, trees of the Araucaria genus have gradually lost their lower branches to protect themselves from long-necked Sauropod dinosaurs.Again, the late Jurassic dinosaur of the Stegosaurus genus disappeared with the extinction of cycad-derived plants, its basic diet. It has been determined that there are many dinosaur species living both on land and in the sea. Environmental conditions, plant diversity, animal diversity, water availability and land structure also shaped the life of dinosaurs. All of these directly affect the diet of the dinosaurs, causing the environment in which they live to change itself. (Rümeysa -Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School) Today's countries and regions where dinosaurs lived include Antarctica, Argentina, North America, the United Kingdom, Mongolia, Australia, China and Alaska. Hüseyincan/Barbaros Secondary School/Turkey They lived in mostly Antarctica,North America,Australia,China,Alasca,Mongolia and the United Kingdom's regions. AYŞENUR G-MEHMET ŞERAFETTİN YALTKAYA PRIMARY SCHOOL

DINASOUR Causes of Extinction According to researchers at the University of Texas in the US, there is impressive evidence as to why dinosaurs died. According to the disclosed information, it is stated that a meteor hit the Earth with the power of 10 billion atomic bombs, causing the extinction of some living things on Earth. As a result of the collision, 325 billion tons of sulfur was released into the atmosphere. As a result, climate change occurred. Earth entered the ice age, which led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. According to researcher Sean Gulik, dinosaurs first burned and then freezed. (Zeynep GN, Selin S-Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School)

POLAR BEAR

Polar Bear Drawing Eylül-Habip ÖZÇAKIR Şehit Polis İsmail Özbek Ortaokulu

POLAR BEAR Feeding Polar bears are the most predatory member of the Bears family. Their food preferences are in favor of seals. Ringed seals and bearded seals make up 95% of their diet. Adult bears usually eat the fat and parts of seals, while younger bears consume protein-rich red meat. Polar bears have a wide variety of food and seals. It can also eat shellfish such as crab and arctic rodent species. Walruses, which are closely related to seals, especially their offspring; however, in the spring range largely reindeer, deer, musk ox, etc. feeds on hoofed animals. Reyhan-Nazan Yavaş-Barbaros Ortaokulu-Bursa-Türkiye Beluga whale hitting the shore may be the target of polar bears. Sometimes they eat birds and their eggs. They can even eat their own kind. The best example of this is when a female, unknown to a male, kills and eats her offspring. Polar bears generally hunt on land during the warmer months, such as spring. When the weather is cold, the ocean puts more weight on food. Before the female polar bears sleep, whales, seals, walruses, etc. They tend to eat foods rich in ocean and oil. While polar bears are enough to knock down a mighty walrus, they rarely get into such a risky and tiring job. Ece-Habip ÖZÇAKIR- Şehit Polis İsmail Özbek Ortaokulu

POLAR BEAR Physical Characteristics The polar bear has a different physical structure than other bears. A polar bear's head is longer, its ears are smaller, and its front paws are more developed to function like fins. A good swimmer actually comes from this. Size The polar bear is the Elif-Nazan Yavaş-Barbaros Ortaokulu-Bursa-Türkiye largest and carnivore. Skin A polar bears skins visible only on the Head The nose is broad and nose and footpads is black.The black color enables the bear to absorb sunlight energy black. to warm its body. Teeth.Polar bears have 42 teeth Coloration The coat can vary from pure white to yellow light brown depending upon season and which they use for catching foad ans angle of light. Tail The tail is small about 7 to 12 cm long. for aggressive behavior. Limbs Feet are five toed paws polar Serpil-Habip Özçakır-Şht. Polis İsmail Özbek Ortaokulu-Bursa-Türkiye bears have large paws ompared to body size reaching 30cm in diameter.The large paws of a polar bear act like snowshoes spreading out the bears weight as it moves over ice and snow.

POLAR BEAR Living Environment Polar bears live in and around the Arctic. The north pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean and there are no land in this area. The North Pole is a sea of ice surrounded by land. The poles are covered with glaciers. Glaciers are made of snow that accumulates over the years. Not only polar regions, but also the peaks of high mountains are covered with glaciers. The altitude of the region where glaciers can form on the earth decreases as it approaches the poles. At the poles, glaciers are at sea level. DamlaNaz-Habip ÖZÇAKIR-Bursa Şehit Polis İsmail Özbek Ortaokulu

POLAR BEAR Causes of Extinction According to the researches; if it isn’t taken necessary precautions ; Polar bears will die in 80 years. The main reason of this is global warming.. Because of climate changes , ice melts and their habitat narrows day by day.Another reason is searching the oil and natural gas near the habitats of Polar bears. Especially ,speeding the greenhouse has harms to these animals seriously. Cemre - Mustafa GÖKÇEK -Mehmet Şerafettin Yaltkaya Primary School

MAGELLANIC PENGUIN Mateo, Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Gminie Ornontowice

MAGELLANIC PENGUIN Physical Characteristics Magellanic penguins take their names from Ferdinand Magellan. Magellanic penguins are medium-sized penguins that reach 61-76 cm tall and weigh between 2.7 and 6.5 kg. The males are larger than the females, and the weight of both declines while the parents raise the young. Adults have a black back and a white belly. There are two black stripes between the head and the breast, with the lower one in the shape of an inverted horseshoe. The head is black with a wide white border running from the back of the eye around the black caps of the ears and chin, joining the throat. Chicks and younger penguins have gray-blue backs with a more faded gray-blue color on the chest. Magellanic penguins can live up to 25 years in the wild, but up to 30 years in captivity. Young birds usually have a stained pattern on their feet that fades as they mature. By the time these birds are around ten years of age, their feet usually turn black. Like other penguin species, the Magellanic Penguin has very stiff wings used for swimming underwater. Adam, Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Gminie Ornontowice Ceyda / Mustafa Gökçek - Turkey

MAGELLANIC PENGUIN Feeding Magellanic penguins feed in the water, hunting cuttlefish, squid, krill and other crustaceans, and ingest seawater with their prey. Salt glands get rid of salt from their bodies. Adult penguins can regularly dive from 20 to 50 meters to hunt their prey. Zuzia, Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Gminie Ornontowice

MAGELLANIC PENGUIN Living Environment They live in Argentina, Falkland Island and Chile. Their nests can be located 100 metres inside. They are the biggest penguin colony in the world. The most important Magellanic penguin colony live in Argentina,Patagonia .They can live in Punto Tombo because Punto Tombo is a safe place for Magellanic penguins. Berfin G. / Nil YOLDAŞ- Büyük Ziyaret Secondary School Magellanic penguins live and incubate in colonies Begüm-Barbaros Secondary School-Turkey Bartosz, Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Gminie Ornontowice

MAGELLANIC PENGUIN Causes of Extinction Climate change has displaced fish populations, causing some Magellanic penguins to swim an extra 40 km further from their nests to catch fish. While the penguins are swimming an extra 80 km, their mates are sitting on a nest, unable to feed. In 2008, over 400 penguins were found dead on Rio de Janeiro beaches. That year, 100 had also been received by the Niteroi Zoo in an oiled condition and in need of treatment. In 2010, 550 penguins were found on Brazil's coastline. They were believed to have starved to death. In June 2012, higher numbers were recorded, with 742 Magellanic penguins discovered in a decomposed state on the shores of Brazil. The causes of death were investigated.The birds were young and \"natural causes\" were assumed Prior to 2010, only roughly 10 dead penguins would be expected to be found ashore in a typical year. Another victim of global warming is Magellanic penguins. These penguins, which are at great risk in southern Argentina, migrate due to the decrease of fish living in the icy waters of Antarctica and the warming of the ocean currents. Penguins, who have to travel hundreds of kilometers in search of new food, are eaten with other creatures during this journey. Elif/Barbaros Secondary School/Turkey Mateusz, Zespol Szkolno-Przedszkolny w Gminie Ornnotowice

DESERT FOX Sahire, Yaren Hilal-Taptuk Emre Secondary School / Ayşe Melek - Korgeneral Enver Akoğlu Secondary School

DESERT FOX Physical Characteristics The Desert Fox is the smallest type of fox that can be found anywhere in the world, growing to a length of 41 cm and weighing only 1.5 kg. Their long and bushy black-tipped tail is between 18 and 30 cm. These foxes have sand fur that helps them camouflage well when on sand. Their fur is long and thick. Pointed ovals are extremely large ears that can grow up to 15 cm long. Their large ears provide incredibly sensitive hearing so they can find prey. (Aslı Ö- Barbaros Secondary School) They are about 15 cm. These ears can both find their preys and save from overheat. Their heights are about 24-40 cm,and their tails are nearly 18-30cm.Their weights are about 2 kg. Their colours are brown but their tails can be black.Their fur save them both hot weather all day and cold at night. Also Their fur covers their clawns, this saves desert foxes overheat and helps climbing easily. (Havin-Mehmet Şerafettin Yaltkaya Primary School, Neslişah,Elif Sude Taptuk Emre Secondary School)

DESERT FOX Feeding Desert foxes are omnivorous. Their sensitive earbuds enable them to detect the movement of small prey underground. That's why they hunt at night. They eat rodents, insects, birds and eggs, as well as fruit and other plants. They almost don't need to drink water. They take it from the water, from the food. In addition, digging the soil causes the formation of which they can drink later. These animals are opportunistic predators. There is not much plant food available in the desert habitat, but they also love fruit that is kept in zoos. (Hayriye),(Nazan YAVAŞ-Barbaros Secondary School)

DESERT FOX Living Environment Long-eared desert fox, in the Sahel desert, the Sinai Peninsula, located south of the Arabian Peninsula and Turkey. Due to the deadly heat of the desert, it is an animal that is active only at night. They live in a cave system that they form and build in groups of 5-10 animals. In situations where they sense danger, they can immediately hide themselves in the sand. Furkan/Barbaros Secondary School/Turkey

DESERT FOX Causes of Extinction Causes of extinction of the desert fox: Habitat destruction due to human settlement, as well as humans hunting the desert fox for their fur and sale as a pet. (Eren- Barbaros Secondary School/Turkey)

The cheetah is a member of the feline family. It is known for running fast. It is an animal that hunts by taking advantage of its high speed, rather than hunting in a herd or in hiding like lions. It can accelerate from zero to 108 km / h in just 3.1 seconds. When he runs more than 460 meters, his body temperature rises above 46 degrees, which can damage the cheetah's brain. That's why its running while hunting usually takes less than a minute. Experts believe there are less than 10,000 wild cheetahs in the world.(Seda ERSİN-Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School) CHEETAH

CHEETAH Physical Characteristics Cheetahs have spots on their bodies and black stripes running from under their eyes to their mouth and chin. These lines attract the sun's rays so they can hunt with a more comfortable view even during the hottest hours of the day, unlike other predators. Its most well-known feature is that it runs fast. It is the fastest running mammal in the world.Compared to other felines, cheetahs have narrow and long legs for the size of their body, as well as round and shorter ears. Their fur is yellowish in color with small black round spots.The face is marked with a characteristic black spot, reminiscent of a tear that runs from the front corner of the eye to the tip of the nose.Ears are small and round. Cheetah's front feet have 4 toes and a big toe, and their hind legs have 4 toes.Against other felines, the paws are slightly curved and exposed. Cheetah's claws have a poor retraction capacity.Young puppies have a small gray mane around their necks. When the pup reaches puberty, it loses this mane. Males are larger than females. (Nisa K, Zeynep Nas K, Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School) They have long, long legs and a flexible leg. This type of predator can go over 7 meters in its fastest jump. While cheetahs can reach 100 km in 2.5 seconds, according to reports, the fastest cars in the world can achieve this in 3.5 seconds. Arda/Barbaros Secondary School/Turkey

CHEETAH Feeding Cheetahs; It is seen in many places such as Palestine, Arabian Peninsula, India, Rainforest, Sahara Desert, African Continent. Cheetahs feed on antelopes, deer and similar animals. Since cheetahs run very fast, they are hunted and fed carnivores. Cheetahs hunt herbivorous animals such as gazelles and impala. (Hayrunnisa G-Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School)

CHEETAH Living Environment Today, the majority of the species lives in South and East Africa. A very small community also lives in the Khorasan region of Iran. Cheetahs live in arid regions of Africa, India, Palestine, Syria and Arabia. The life span of a cheetah is on average 20 years. If cheetahs take good care of themselves during this period, they can also have the opportunity to live much longer. Especially finding quality foods is among the most important factors. Diseases found in other animals have an important feature in the lifespan of predators. For this reason, they must find prey regularly. (Elif Nur K-Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School) Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a member of the feline family and is known for its ability to run faster than other mammals. Today, most of the species live in South and East Africa. Arda_Barbaros Secondary Scholl_Turkey

CHEETAH Causes of Extinction It is said that the reason why the cheetah generation is in danger is that the cheetahs move out of the 'protected areas' where wildlife is protected, and they encounter more and more humans.Since cheetahs are carnivores that travel long distances, they can go far beyond protected areas. In fact, about 77 percent of the cheetahs' habitats are outside of the parks.Farmers use the areas outside the parks, and the number of hunts and habitats of cheetahs is decreasing.According to the report, the cheetah population in Zimbabwe has decreased from 1,200 to 170 in the last 16 years due to the lease of agricultural land. One of the threats facing the cheetah generation is the illegal trade of cheetah cubs. If this is not prevented, cheetahs will soon become extinct. (Ahsen Y - Eşrefoğlu Rumi İmam Hatip Secondary School)