Scientists in Antarctica have made a surprising and welcome 【小题1】(discover)—the world’s largest breeding (繁殖) ground for fish. Researchers from Germany came across the fish while 【小题2】 (make) a map of the seabed of the Antarctic Weddell Sea. They found around 60 million icefish breeding in an area about 240 square kilometers. The research team had been setting down a number of 【小题3】 (camera) to a depth of 530 meters under the Wed-dell Sea for months. “Such a huge breeding area of icefish in the Weddell Sea was 【小题4】(previous) undiscovered, and it is totally attractive,” said Autun Purser, 【小题5】 deep-sea biologist.

The researchers have been exploring the region (区域) hoping 【小题6】 (establish) it as an official Marine Protected Area. They say the seas are a unique habitat that must 【小题7】(preserve). They want to keep fishing and some other scientific research 【小题8】 polluting the waters. A recent University of Cambridge study found that fishing in Antarctica is bringing millions of other species from 1,500 ports around the globe, 【小题9】 are threatening the area’s special eco-system. Autun said, “So far, the remoteness (偏僻) and difficult sea-ice conditions of Antarctica 【小题10】   (protect) it, but we must keep in mind that we should be very careful with oceanic conservation.”

Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter 【小题1】 they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, 【小题2】(think) that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.

Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, 【小题3】(make) sure they have a warm, solid shelter 【小题4】 the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.

If 【小题5】(leave) alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in 【小题6】(they) search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them 【小题7】(close) when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep 【小题8】 eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl 【小题9】(freeze) and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside,【小题10】 may contain something unhealthy for them.

The red panda, also called red cat-bear, has soft and thick fur with a red-brown stripe (条纹) from each eye to the corners of the mouth. Its body 【小题1】 (long) is about 50—65cm and its front legs are slightly 【小题2】 (short) than the back legs, which gives it a bit of a waddle (摇晃) when it walks.

The red panda lives in an area 【小题3】 rocks and trees can be found. It seems to do most of its feeding on the ground. It is gentle and can easily 【小题4】 (keep) in the zoo.

About two 【小题5】 (three) of the red panda’s diet is made up of bamboo. Red pandas do a lot of eating so providing plenty of food is important. There must be plenty of trees for them 【小题6】 (climb) and sleep too.

The red panda can live together 【小题7】 (peace) with other pandas. Most of their activity happens at night, during sunrise or sunset.

Now red pandas are 【小题8】 danger. Their main threat (威胁) is the disappearance of the forests and habitat loss. These 【小题9】 (animal) are also illegally hunted, and the number of them 【小题10】 (drop) by 50% in the past forty years.