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A Photograph Describe a photograph that is important to you You should say: Where (and when) you saw this photograph What (or who) is in it When this photograph was taken and explain why this photograph is important to you Wild Animal 　Describe a wild animal in your country. You should say: 　　what animal it is 　　what it looks like 　　where you saw it and explain what people in your country feel about this animal. endangered species regarded as… symbols of… poaching (偷猎） Extinct Yangtze river dolphin Snnb-nosed Golden Monkey Chinese Tiger NO PANDA anymore!!!! The Yangtze river-dolphin had a stocky body about one and a half metres long. It had tiny eyes, and reasonable eyesight. Its long, narrow slightly upturned beak was like that of other river-dolphins. It appeared to be a dark blue-grey on its back and greyish white on its stomach. It had a triangular dorsal fin, and its flippers were broad and rather rounded. Baiji were most active from early evening to early morning, but also hunted fish during the day. A very shy animal, it was difficult to approach, so sightings of it were very rare. They were apparently often alone or in groups of up to six, generally in places where streams join the main river, especially around shallow sand banks. Sometimes, when it was very quiet, the baijis blow could be heard, sounding a little like a sneeze. The Baiji population declined drastically in recent decades as China industrialized and made heavy use of the river for fishing, transportation In 1975, China declared the Baiji a National Treasure and began conservation and protection of the mammal. This had little success because of heavy boat traffic, fishing, and industrial development, including the construction of the worlds largest dam, the Three Gorges dam. A lake in Hubei province was made into a reserve, with the aim of moving the animals there to better protect them. However, it was too late, and no baiji were found despite an intense search. Latest Topic 201