II. Life Science 生命科学
幼儿园个人工作计划Animal Kingdom
早在人类出现之前，史前动物已经在地球上繁衍发展。地球上的动物以从低等到高等、
从简单到复杂的趋势不断进化并繁衍至今。科学家根据动物的各种特征将动物分为两大类和
七个等级。至今科学家已经鉴别出46900多种脊椎动物，130多万种无脊椎动物。下面让我
们一起去探索奇妙的动物世界吧!
Rearing of lion cubs
狮子是唯一雌雄两态和群居的猫科动物，生活于开阔的草原疏林地区或半荒漠地带。
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Have you ever en the movie The Lion King? Do you know how lions live in the wild in
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How does the rearing of lion cubs go according to the text?
Content Vocabulary
1. rearing n. the process of helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the
community 抚养
2. litter n. a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time 一窝( 动物的幼
崽)
3. cheetah n. a wild animal that looks like a large cat with black spots on its body 猎豹
4. leopard n. a large feline living in African and Asian forests, usually having a tawny coat
with black spots 豹
5. hyena n. a wild animal like a dog and eats the meat of animals that are already dead 鬣狗
6. mortality n. the number of deaths in a particular place 死亡
The pride is highly structured when it comes to rearing the cubs. Males are extremely protective of their mates while they are breeding. At the end of the approximately 105-day gestation period, the lioness leaves the pride to go to a sheltered, isolated area to give birth to its litter of two to five cubs. Cubs are born blind. They weigh 1.5 to 2 kilograms, and they have a soft, woolly grayish-yellow-brown coat. The lioness rarely leaves her cubs. When she does, either to中餐西餐差异英语作文
hunt or drink, she risks losing them to predators, such as cheetahs, leopards, jackals, or hyenas.
At first, the cubs will stay clo to their mother as they explore their surroundings. Male cub mortality is high becau males are more active and more likely to leave their protected shelter.
Cubs accompany their mother on hunting expeditions when they are three to four months old.
Cubs will not be able to kill their own prey until they are about two years old. Through early play experiences, the cubs learn how to hunt, crash, leap, and kill their prey.
Adolescent males tend to remain near the pride's territory at first and then go off on their own. They will try and join another pride. Male lions display excellent teamwork when threatened
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by another male wanting to dominate the pride. The typical duration for which a strong group of males is able to defend their pride is two to three years, during which time they father all of the offspring. ( 256 words) ·Reflection questions on what you read
1. Why does the lioness rarely leave its cubs?
2. What contributes to the high mortality of male cubs?
3. How long will it take before cubs are able to kill their own prey? How are they able to do
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4. In the movie The Lion King, Simba finally became the mighty king. Can you explain why
would adolescent males like to defend their pride according to the text?prodemocracy
