Great Aminal Fathers 动物世界的好爸爸们

李蓓供稿

Our fathers love us. They take good care of us. They buy usyurumy food and beautiful clothes. They help us with our studies.There are also many good fathers in the anirual world. Let' s havea look.

Emperor Penguin Fathers

帝企鵝爸爸育儿不吃喝

Emperor penguin （帝企鹅 ） fathers take care of their eggs.The father penguin puts the egg on his feet. He lowers （放低） hisbody to make the egg warmer. The father penguin stands like thisfor 60 days. He doesn ' t eat anything.

Penguins have their babies in the cold winter. Whenthe big snow and storms （暴风雨 ） come， the father stayswith his babies even though （即使 ） the wind can blow（吹） him away.

Sandgrouse Fath，ers

沙鸡爸爸取水忙

Sandgrouses（沙鸡）live in the desert（沙漠）.It'svery hot and dry（干燥的）there. There is very little water.The sandgrouse father flies to a faraway（远的）lake everyday. He gets water to feed（喂养）his habies.

The sandgrouse father has special（特别的）feathers（习习毛）. They can get a lot of water. The sandgrouse fathermakes his feathers wet and flies hack home.

Sea Horse Fath，ers

海马爸爸也当妈

Sea horse fathers have a pouch（育儿袋） on their tummies （肚子）. Sea horsemothers put eggs in these pouches. Fathers will take these eggs with therueverywhere. This lasts（持续） about 50 days.

Mantis Fathers

螳螂爸爸献出生命

Mantis （螳螂） fathers can never see their babies. but they love their babiesmore than anything. They give their lives to their children.

When a mantis mother has a baby， she has to feed（喂养 ） her baby and herself. She needs （需要） a lotof food. She even eats the mantis father.

Catfish Fathers

鲶鱼爸爸嘴含宝宝

Where do the catfish （鲶鱼 ） babies live in thefirst part of their lives？ In their fathers' rriouths！ Acatfish ruother puts eggs in the catfish father' s mouth. The catfish father takes hisbabies everywhere.

There are ruany fish and lobsters （龙虾 ） in the water. Their fathers ' rriouthsare the safest （最安全的 ） places for the catfish babies. But， poor （可怜的 ）fathers， they can ' t eat anything before the babies are ready to get out.

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Word Bos

kitten 小猫

puppy 小狗

piglet 小猪

lamb小羊

Have a go：

1. Which father will never see his babies？

A. Catfish

B. Mantis

C. Penguin

2. Where does the sandgrouse live？

A. In the desert.

B. In a lake.

C. In the sea.

答案

1 .B   2.A