Module 6　Animals in Danger

模块话题导读

藏羚羊，被称为"可可西里的骄傲"，是《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》中严禁贸易的濒危动物。你了解藏羚羊的其他情况吗？就让我们通过下文去了解吧！

　　The Tibetan Antelope

　　The Tibetan antelope-Latin scientific name: Pantholops hodgsoni; English name: the Tibetan antelope or Chiru; Chinese alternative name：the Tibetan antelope and the long angle sheep; transliteration(音译) from the Tibetan language: Zu.It is similar to the Mongolian gazelle(瞪羚) in appearance，but it is much bigger.A grown male Tibetan antelope usually weighs 35～40 kg and female 24～28 kg.The particularity(独特性) of the Tibetan antelope is that there is a little bag in every nostril(鼻孔)．Its role is to help breathe on air­thin highland.Adult males' horns are usually 50～60centimetres in length，but females haven't any

　　horns.Antelopes' lifespan(寿命) is not very long.Normally，they can only survive for eight years.They like living in large groups on plateaus(高原) with the altitudes of 4，300～5，100 metres and are good at running.

　　But according to the recent researches and reports，the Tibetan antelope is becoming extinct but luckily many brave people full of responsibility(责任感) have taken action to join in the protection of it.We also hope to see the grand scene-a large number of antelopes running on the plateau again.

　　根据短文内容，回答下列问题。(注意各小题后的词数要求)

　　1．How many names does the Tibetan antelope have according to the passage？(no more than 1 word)

　　Four.

　　2．What is the role of the little bag in every nostril？(no more than 6 words)

To_help_breathe_on_air­thin_highland.