A group of wild Asian elephants had wandered more than 500 km over the last fifteen 【小题1】 (month). Already famous at home, they had received a lot of 【小题2】 (globe) attention as well.

Some famous foreign social networking sites were full of clips (节目片断) of the elephants. Clips that showed them leaning (倚靠) together, as well as one clip of two little elephants that fell into ditch (沟渠) 【小题3】 (help) by older ones, were particularly popular. "We should be more like the elephant. Taking family vacations and caring for each other are of great 【小题4】 (important) in our life”. Lots of policemen 【小题5】 (send) to protect the elephants, clear roads, 【小题6】 use food to lead them to safe places. They also used drones (无人机) to watch them 【小题7】 (close).

“The challenge for authorities is working out 【小题8】 needs to be done next. This includes 【小题9】 (continue) to provide a safe passage for the elephants back to their Xishuangbanna habitat,” founder of The Elephant said. This came with its own risk, uncertainty and cost which needed to be evaluated further.

An assistant professor at The City University of New York said the event had 【小题10】 positive effect. The attitude of Chinese people toward the elephants was not only fascinating, but also offered key lessons for Africa.

The zoo is somewhere we all love to go during the weekends and holidays. Now there’s a chance 【小题1】(raise) an adorable animal at the zoo as well. Last month, Hongshan Forest Zoo 【小题2】(launch) a “symbolic adoption(认养)” WeChat miniprogram to raise funds, causing a heated 【小题3】(discuss) online. Through the miniprogram, animal lovers get to “raise” animals by financing their daily necessities, like food and health monitoring.

Recent research by environmental scientists shows that humans are the most fearsome hunters who have the greatest impact on animal populations. Human activities have brought many animals close to 【小题1】(extinct). In the last 500 years, over 300 species of animals 【小题2】(go) extinct. Some activities directly harm animals, 【小题3】 other activities impact indirectly on animal populations.

Hunting and fishing have directly influenced the world’s animal populations. Some people hunt animals for food: whale meat 【小题4】(eat) in some parts of the world. Some people hunt animals for fashion: animal skin is used to make coats and bags. Still others hunt animals just for fun: deer are tracked and shot by people who enjoy the excitement of the sport.

Human activities 【小题5】 effects on animals are indirect can be just as harmful. When 【小题6】(build) farms or factories, we destroy animal habitats and leave many animals with nowhere 【小题7】(live), or no food to eat. We can also put animals in danger 【小题8】 ever entering their habitats. Air, water, noise and light pollution can all have 【小题9】 deep and damaging influence quite far from their source. Partly due to pollution caused by ship traffic and other human activities, the dolphin population has dropped 【小题10】(sharp). As the human population continues to grow, so does the effect we have on animals.