A+flat+wilderness...+(Dex)

Comprehension:

A 1. The writer is trying to make us imagine the Southern Fringe of the mighty Sahara. 2. The three things are disease, loss of habitat and human persecution. 3. From the Sahara down to South Africa. 4. From 3-30. 5. The two senses are the keen sense of hearing and smelling.

B 1. It is to let us know how an African Wild Dog hunts for food. 2. The people who is interested in how animals hunt. 3. I think because they hunt quietly and kill their victim. 4. Very well organized and teamwork. 5. It might save them from becoming an endangered species.

C. Height and length: 75 cm from foot to shoulder, body 75-100 cm long and the tail 30-40 cm long. Coat: Short and black-brown, blotched with yellow and white. Teeth: Plentiful of teeth and adapted to slicing and grinding. Sight: They can see quite well but all the things they see are in black and white. Hearing: Superb hearing, can register of 35000 vibrations per second. Smell: Very keen sense of smell, has around 140 million sensory cells.

Vocabulary: 1. Wilderness: A big open space 2. Arid: Dry 3. Exception: Not included 4. Inquisitive: Curious 5. Assassin: Killer 6. Alert: Swift 7. Predators: Hunters 8. Co-ordinating: Teamwork 9. Persecution: Killing of animals 10. Unique: One and only 11. Relentless: Desperate 12. Confrontation: Meeting face to face