Protecting（保护）wild animals is our duty. Because wild animals are important to us. They live with us on the earth together. If there are no animals on the earth，we will not live on，_______. So we should ______ them to help us live a healthy life.

_____ some people still don't realize the importance（重要性）of protecting wild animals. They often. ____ wild animals for food or for money. Every day there are many wild animals being killed. So lots of wild animals are ______.We can't see them any more. Today the number of wild animals _____ becoming smaller and smaller. If we don't protect them，they will all die out. If this goes on，there will be no animals ______ on the earth.

_____，more and more people began to do many things to help protect wild animals. They ask people ______ wild animals. They get people to know that protecting wild animals is one of the most important things. Now many ______ have made some laws to protect wild animals. Now that（既然）wild animals are so important to man，we should do our best to protect them.

We all know the giraffes are the tallest living animals on land. But do you want to learn more about them？Let me tell you.

Giraffes live in Africa. They have a very longneck. A giraffe can be more than 18 feet tall.

A giraffe has four long，thin legs. The front legs are longer than the back legs. It can run about 50 kilometres each hour. A giraffe is probably famous for its long neck. It can reach the leaves at the top of the trees.

A giraffe can live for 20-25 years in the wild，and often longer at zoos. An adult（成年的）giraffe eats up to 140 pounds of food each day. A giraffe spends most of a day eating and it gets just a few leaves once. It eats leaves on tall trees，tall bushes and tall grass，too. And its favourite food is leaves on the acacia trees（金合欢树）. Acacia leaves contain a lot of water，so a giraffe can go a long time without drinking.

Most people love animals because they are useful in many ways. Some animals ____________ pandas，wolves and foxes are called wild animals. Most of them are dangerous. Some others like cows and dogs live with men. They are called domestic animals.

Animals are important to men. Men catch wild animals for fur and meat. Skins of foxes aid crocodiles can be made into coats and shoes. People are now stopped from killing wild animals ____________ their lives. Domestic animals can not only give us food，but also help men with some farm work. Without them，life could be less fun and more difficult. People get meat from sheep and pigs. From cows，we get milk. Horses can take us to other places. On farms，animals are used to plough fields.

It is clear that men can't live without animals__Let's protect animals. They are our best friends.