dogs'+answers+(cynthia)

=Comprehension= =A. 1. The writer of the extract asked us to imagine a flat wilderness, with only a few short, spindly trees and tufts of bush, it is silent and still, the air is over 35 degrees at that moment and it makes everything to tremble slightly. The writer ants us to imagine the mighty Sahara.= =2. They are an endangered species under pressure from human persecution, loss of habitat and disease.= =3. The african wild dog can only be found in Africa, from the Sahara down to South Africa.= =4. minimum, 3. maximum, 30.= =5. Dogs mostly rely most on hearing and smell when hunting.= =B. 1. The purpose of this extract is to tell others that the Africa wild dogs will be extinct if they are not looked out or cared for and also to persuade others to care for them.= =2. the audience would likely be animal lovers or the animal experts or also the government.= =3. The writer refers the wild dogs as assassins because the wild dogs are skilled predators.= =4. They surround the prey and distract the the prey's thinking and finally attack their victim.= =5. The wild dogs won't be an endangered species anymore and their population will increase.= =C.=
 * =Social life= || =Well organized; co-operate in unique way; live and hunt in packs= ||
 * =height and length= || =75 cm high at the shoulder, with a body 75-100 cm long and a tail 30-40 cm high= ||
 * =coat= || =short and black-brown, blotched with yellow and white.= ||
 * =teeth= || =for slicing and grinding and can manage both carnivorous and vegetation diet= ||
 * =sight= || =not totally colour-blind, they see mainly in black, white and shades of grey.= ||
 * =hearing= || =large ears with 17 muscles, register sounds of 35 000 vibrations per second= ||
 * =smell= || =membrane covers an area of 130 sq cm, arranged in folds that filter smells from the incoming air.= ||

=Vocabulary= =wilderness- the wild= =arid-dry= =exception- different= =inquisitive-curious= =assassin- predator= =alert- be aware of= =co-ordinating- contrast, working together= =predators- carnivores, animals who hunts and eat other animals= =persecution- an act of killing= =unique- special, different from others in a good way= =relentless- same= =confrontation- argument= = = =**Grammar**= =**A. The hunting dog __eats__ only meat. A**= =**Antelope __are hunted__ by the wild dogs. P**= =**Lame or young animals __are picked__ on by the dogs. P**= =**All African predators __avoid__ the wild dogs. A**= =B. Long noses have been developed by dogs.= =Zebra will sometimes be preyed by the African wild dogs.= =The dog's food are gobbled and swallowed by them.= =Creatures which stand perfectly still are overlooked by the dogs.=