| Some animals are wild. |
| They don’t live in homes or cages. |
| They live in jungles or on plains. |
| The lion is the king of the beasts. |
| He is very mighty. |
| He roars loudly. |
| The giraffe has a long neck. |
| He eats leaves from the tallest trees. |
| The elephant is very large. |
| He has a trunk and two tusks. |
| A tiger has stripes. |
| Some bears are black, and some are brown. |
| There are even white bears called polar bears. |
| A kangaroo lives in Australia. |
| That is the only place that you would find a kangaroo, except in a zoo. |
| It might be frightening to run into a wolf or a fox. |
| Monkeys run and play in the trees. |
| In Canada, we don’t see lions, tigers, giraffes or monkeys running wild. |
| There are squirrels in my back yard. |
| Sometimes, I see a raccoon or a chipmunk. |
| In northern Ontario, you might see a moose or a bear. |
| I have seen a deer in the forest. |
| There are many wild animals. |
| You can see wild animals if you go to the zoo. |
Exercise for this lesson:
- What animal is known as the king of the beasts?
- What does the lion do loudly?
- What is notable about the giraffe’s neck?
- What does the elephant have that is long and flexible?
- How does a tiger’s coat look?
- What are the two colors some bears can be?
- What is the special characteristic of polar bears?
- Where do kangaroos live?
- In what places might you find wolves and foxes?
- Where do monkeys play?
- What animals might you encounter in Canada, specifically in your backyard?
- What animals might you see in northern Ontario?
- Where can you observe wild animals if they don’t live nearby?
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