Endangered Orangutans Released After Borneo Fires
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Orangutans are back in the wild forest.
These apes are endangered. This means very few are left.
Big fires happened in Borneo in August and September.
The fires destroyed the orangutans' habitat. A habitat is the home of an animal.
People rescued the orangutans from the fires. Rescued means saved from danger.
The orangutans stayed safe while the forest was damaged.
Now, workers have put the orangutans back into the wild.
The orangutans are critically endangered. This means they could soon disappear forever.
Borneo is a big island. It has large forests.
These forests are home to many orangutans.
Wildfires can destroy forests very fast.
Saving animals from fires is hard work.
People worked together to help the orangutans.
This is good news for orangutans.
We must protect forests to protect animals.
Vocabulary15 words
- endangered
- in danger of disappearing
- habitat
- the place where an animal lives
- rescued
- saved from danger
- critically endangered
- very close to disappearing forever
- wildfire
- a big fire in nature
- released
- let go free
- apes
- animals like orangutans or gorillas
- forest
- a big area with many trees
- island
- land with water all around it
- destroyed
- broken completely
- wild
- nature, not controlled by people
- protect
- to keep safe
- disappear
- to stop existing
- safe
- not in danger
- workers
- people who do a job
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1. Borneo 2. It was destroyed by fires 3. True
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Orangutans are back in the _____ forest.
These apes are _____. This means very few are left.
Big fires happened in Borneo in _____ and September.
The fires destroyed the orangutans' _____.
People _____ the orangutans from the fires.
The orangutans stayed safe while the forest was _____.
Now, workers have put the orangutans back into the _____.
The orangutans are critically _____.
Borneo is a big _____.
Wildfires can destroy forests very _____.
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