THREE OF THE WEIRDEST LIVING THINGS!

Hola hola familia!! Hoy les traigo una lectura super buena e interesante, sobre 3 de los animales más raros del mundo! … Cuéntenme qué les pareció la lectura y cuál es el animal más raro para ustedes 😀 .. Recuerden qque el vocabulario está al final de la lectura 😉

SLOTHS⁽¹⁾: are the slowest creatures on Earth⁽²⁾. Everything they do is slow. They eat slowly, blink⁽³⁾ slowly and move slowly. They are so slow that they need a month to move one kilometer! They are also⁽⁴⁾ the sleepiest animals alive⁽⁵⁾: they sleep up to twenty hours a day! They eat fruit and leaves, and because they are so slow and sleepy, they burn energy⁽⁶⁾ very slowly. Sloths live in trees in the rain forests of South and Central America, because they are always in trees, they´ve learned⁽⁷⁾ to eat, sleep and even give birth upside down⁽⁸⁾.

THE PITCHER PLANT: of south-east Asia´s rain forests is the largest meat-eating plant⁽⁹⁾ in the world. It´s so big that it can even digest⁽¹⁰⁾ rats. But how? First, the plant attracs insects and small animals with a sweet smelling sticky nectar⁽¹¹⁾. Second, the cup-shape plant⁽¹²⁾ is an excellent trap⁽¹³⁾. It has slippery sides⁽¹⁴⁾, so once the insects and other animals are inside, there´s no escape!
However, the pitcher plant doesn´t «eat» food the way animals do. First, it needs to use chemicals to break down⁽¹⁵⁾ the protein and other nutrients in the meat and then it absorbs them.

The grass and plant-eating HIPPOPOTAMUS: might be one of the deadliest creatures⁽¹⁶⁾ in Africa, but it has very sensitive skin, so living in the African heat⁽¹⁷⁾ is difficult. A hippo needs to spend most of its time in lakes or rivers. The water helps the hippo stay cool, but it doesn´t protect it from the sun´s rays⁽¹⁸⁾. Luckily⁽¹⁹⁾, the hippo has adapted so that it can produce its own «sunscreen»²⁰⁾. Two acids in the hippo´s skin combine to make a special gel that absorbs all the sun´s harmful rays⁽²¹⁾. It also stops skin infections when the hippo gets injured⁽²²⁾ in fights.

VOCABULARY:

1. Sloths: Oso perezoso.
2. The slowest creatures on Earth: Las criaturas más lentas de la tierra.
3. Blink: Parpadear.
4. Also: También.
5. Alive: Vivientes.
6. Burn energy: Quemar energia.
7. They have learned: Han aprendido.
8. Give birth upside down: Dar a luz boca abajo.
9. Meat-eating plant: Planta come-carne.
10. Digest: Digerir.
11. Sweet smelling sticky nectar: Nectar pegajoso de olor dulce.
12. The cup-shape plant: La planta en forma de copa.
13. Trap: Trampa.
14. Slippery sides: Lados resbaladizos.
15. Brak down: Descomponer.
16. The deadliest creatures: Las criaturas más mortiferas.
17. Heat: Calor.
18. Sun´s rays: Rayos del sol.
19. Luckily: Afortunadamente.
20. Sunscreen: Protector solar.
21. Harmful rays: Raos dañinos.
22. Gets injured: Es herido.