After staying in the US for 20 years, China’s panda YaYa finally returned home. YaYa was     1     at Beijing Zoo in 2000. She traveled to Memphis Zoo in 2003 because of the research program     2     China and the US. Along with YaYa, the other panda LeLe also joined     3     program. Sadly, Le Le died in February. A panda can live     4     about 15 years in the wild. YaYa is now an old panda. . Although it has a skin disease (皮肤病), the panda is still in     5     health.

The zoo in the US held a     6     for Ya Ya before he came back to China, it was eating bamboo happily during the party. About 500     7     went to the party and said goodbye to it. YaYa     8     back to our country on April 27th, 2023. After arriving in China, Ya Ya was sent to the Beijing Zoo. The zoo keeper takes good care of     9    .

The news that YaYa came back to China has cheered     10     millions of Chinese people. “Come home, Ya Ya. I’ll go to see you in the zoo even if I have to line up all day long!” an Internet user said.

Two baby giraffes have been born this year—both without a single spot (斑点)! The first was born at Brights Zoo in Tennessee, USA. It was     1     to be the only giraffe in the world without a spot. But another spotless baby giraffe was     2     in southern Africa. It is very     3     because it’s the first ever spotless giraffe recorded in the wild. Wow! So what’s causing these strange     4    ? Well, experts think the strange coloring might be     5     a small change in the calves’ (小腿) DNA that makes their whole coat brown.

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I’m Clark. I’m     1     the US, but I’m in China now. China is a great place to have a trip. I want to tell you a lovely animal—the golden monkey. Golden monkeys live in the     2     of China. They are gold, and they have big eyes and a long tail.

I think they are one of the most     3     animals in Sichuan. They can walk on two legs, and they can     4     on the tree. They like eating leaves and fruits. Golden monkeys are friendly to everyone. They like to play with their family and friends. They live in groups. These days, people kill many golden monkeys,     5     they are in great danger. We must help to save them.

Yancheng Nature Reserve is in Jiangsu Province in East China. In 2002, it became one of the world’s most     1     wetlands. It covers an area of more than 4,530     2    . This area     3     different kinds of plants and rare birds. There aren’t many red-crowned cranes in the world, but there are some in Yancheng Nature Reserve. It’s the     4     largest home to red-crowned cranes in China. About 300 to 1,000 red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng Nature Reserve every year to     5     the winter. It’s a perfect place to go bird watching.

Pandas are lovely animals. They are black and     1    . They live only in China and become the     2     of China. They live on the bamboo shoots (嫩芽) and     3    .

The panda was ever a kind of ordinary (普通的) animal in China long ago. However, people have destroyed (破坏) the balance (平衡) of     4    , so the weather is becoming warmer and warmer. The number of pandas is     5     smaller and smaller.

Now pandas are in     6    . People are doing something to help them survive (生存). We are going to     7     up about 50 panda reserves for     8     and make farmlands into bamboo forests.

Pandas are our good     9    . We should make them live healthily. Scientists hope that one day there will     10     more pandas in the wild again.

Humpback whales (座头鲸) live in every sea. They can weigh as much as ninety thousand pounds. That’s     1     thirty cars.

Male humpback whales sing songs! Their songs start with a faint hum (嗡嗡声). The sounds become louder and might last up to 20 minutes. You can hear whale songs 20 miles away.

Being huge does not keep these whales safe. Boats give out oil in the sea, which can make the whales sick. People     2     in the sea. It is hard for the whales to avoid oil and rubbish.

Experts enjoy studying these animals and their songs. They’ve got     3     for keeping whales safe. Today, the humpback whale and its environment are protected     4    .

Tigers are important and powerful members in the wild. Tigers     1     hunt for animals such as deer and wild pigs. Without tigers, these animals would eat too many plants. Then other animals would face serious problems if they     2     the plants.

However, tigers are now in danger of     3     out completely. The biggest reason is the buying and selling of tiger body parts for money. Another reason is because wild lands are getting     4    .

People around the world are working hard to save tigers. They try to protect more lands in tiger countries so that tigers can stay wild. Governments protect tigers by     5     to stop tiger business. If people work together, these beautiful animals may be saved.