Name That Endangered Species

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Name That Endangered Species!
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Reptiles 200
Leatherback Sea Turtle

• I am endangered because people steal my eggs and
  capture adults from nesting areas.
• I dont breed in captivity successfully.
• Another reason for my endangered status is that I
  sometimes swallow plastic bags thinking they are
  jellyfish.
• Click for the correct answer.

http//www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang/animals/
lethback.htm
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Reptiles 100
Houston Toad

• I live in Houston.
• I am 2 to 3.5 inches long.
• I am endangered because of habitat loss and
  alteration.
• Droughts can also cause my numbers to dwindle.
• Click for the correct answer.

http//www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang/animals/
htoad.htm
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Plants 200
Ashey Dogweed

• I am ashey green in color.
• I am a wildflower with beautiful yellow
  daisy-like and tiny white daisy-like flowers on
  the same round, low bush.
• Click for correct answer.

http//www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/endang/plants/a
shy.htm
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Plants 100
Black Lace Cactus

• My outer spines are straight and white with dark
  purple tips and look like the teeth in a comb.
• Bees and wasps help me by spreading pollen from
  plant to plant.  
• I am endangered because my rangeland habitat has
  been cleared or planted with crops.
• I have large, pretty flowers that unfortunately,
  people like to dig up to take home or to sell.
• Click for the correct answer.

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Mammals 100
Big Horn Sheep

• I live in open areas, with steep rocky slopes
• My fur is brown, with a white patch near my tail.
• I eat grasses, shrubs, twigs, and shoots
• I am very sure-footed or you might say, sure-
  hooved.
• Males of my kind have large, curling horns.
• Click for the correct answer

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Birds 200
Ivory Billed Woodpecker

• I have an ivory colored beak
• I was thought to be extinct for 60 years.
• I was found in the swamps of Arkansas
• I am sometimes called the Lord God Bird
• Theres a cartoon character that looks like me
  and his name is Woody
• Click for the correct answer.

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Mammals 200
Giant Panda

• I am black and white
• I live in the Himalayan mountain range
• I like the high altitudes - 5,000 - 10,000 ft
• The biggest danger for me is the destruction of
  bamboo habitat.
• Click for the correct answer.

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Birds 100
Bald Eagle

• I once was found all over North America.
• I like to live near conifer forests.
• I like living near water with lots of fish.
• I also eat rodents and other small mammals.
• I migrate south in the fall to roost in huge
  communal nests that are used year after year.
• DDT as well as habitat loss have caused me to
  become endangered.
• Click for the correct answer.