How to Describe an Animal

Unit two – grade 12 Writing a field guide about an animal: The ……………… is one of the (most common , most dangerous , biggest , largest) (mammals, birds, reptiles, sea animals , desert animals, forest animals) in the world. It lives in …………………………… and ………………………………….. Males are ………. centimeters high and ……………… centimeters long. While females are ……. centimeters high and ……… centimeters long. It lives in (packs – families – cackles – groups – clans) of ………. to ……….. animals. Or ( It is a loner animal that doesn’t like to live in groups. )} The strongest (female-male) is the leader of the group. So, It leads them for their hunt or fighting. First of all, this animal uses different sounds to communicate together. For example, It moans to show it is unhappy. It sometimes howls to keep the group together. It usually trumpets when it is frightened or in danger. It also groans to warn its group of danger saying “Danger ahead”. It may howl to begin the hunt or to return to the den.
To sum up, this animal makes loud noises for many reasons. Most importantly, the ……… hunts at (day – night) so it is a nocturnal animal that sleeps by day and is active at night. It survives on different kinds of (animals – plants) such as ……………… Therefore it is a (herbivore – carnivore- omnivore). It lives in (dens, stables , caves , trees) . It eventually uses its (sharp claws – premolars – beaks – horns) to defend itself against its predators or to hunt and intimidate its prey.
On the other hand this animal is hunted by humans to take its (fur – tusks – feathers – skin) and make (medicine – jewelry – coats – shoes – belts – bags). As a result this animal is endangered and the governments enforced a law to stop hunting it and built natural habitats to protect it from extinction. In conclusion, When you are in the (woods – ocean – desert – forest – jungle) , you may hear their scary sounds. But don’t be afraid, they are just speaking to each others in a language that only they understand.