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Why do some animals die out? In the past two hundred years people have caused many kinds of animals to die out--to become extinct. People keep building hou ses and factories in fields and woods. As they spread over the land, they destroy animals homes. If the animals cant find a place to li ve, they die out. Sixteen kinds of Hawaiian birds have become extin ct for this reason. Other animals, such as the Florida Key deer, may soon die out because they are losing their homes. Hunters have ca used some animals to become extinct, too. In the last century, hunt ers ki ed a the passenger pigeons in North America and most of t he buffalos. Today they are fast ki ing off hawks and wolves. Po ution is ki i ng many animals today, too. As rivers become po uted, fish are poi soned. Many die. Birds that eat the poisoned fish cant lay strong, healthy eggs. New birds aren’t born. So far, no animals have beco me extinct because of po ution. But some, such as the bald eagle and the brown pelican, have become rare and may die out. Scientists think that some animals become extinct because of ch anges in climate. The places where they live become hotter or coo er, drier or wetter. The food that they eat cannot gro there any more. If the animals cant learn to eat something else, they die. Din osaurs may have died out for this reason. Summary: In the past two hundred years, many kinds of animals have died out. There are several reasons for it. First, people keep building ho uses and factories in fields and woods, which destroys animals hom es. Then, hunters killing has also caused some animals to become extinct. Besides, some animals arent able to bear strong offspring a nd nor do they have enough food to eat because of pollution and climatic changes.