Great Aminal Fathers 動物世界的好爸爸們

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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

帝企鵝爸爸育兒不吃喝

Emperor penguin （帝企鵝 ） 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 （暴風雨 ） come， the father stayswith his babies even though （即使 ） the wind can blow（吹） him away.

Sandgrouse Fath，ers

沙雞爸爸取水忙

Sandgrouses（沙雞）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（遠的）lake everyday. He gets water to feed（喂養）his habies.

The sandgrouse father has special（特別的）feathers（習習毛）. They can get a lot of water. The sandgrouse fathermakes his feathers wet and flies hack home.

Sea Horse Fath，ers

海馬爸爸也當媽

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

Mantis Fathers

螳螂爸爸獻出生命

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（喂養 ） her baby and herself. She needs （需要） a lotof food. She even eats the mantis father.

Catfish Fathers

鯰魚爸爸嘴含寶寶

Where do the catfish （鯰魚 ） 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 （龍蝦 ） in the water. Their fathers ' rriouthsare the safest （最安全的 ） places for the catfish babies. But， poor （可憐的 ）fathers， they can ' t eat anything before the babies are ready to get out.

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Word Bos

kitten 小貓

puppy 小狗

piglet 小豬

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