一篇关于动物的作文英语作文（通用19篇）

You cannot catch old birds with chaff.用粗糠捉不住老鸟。

you can lead a horse to water , but you cannot make him drink牵马到河易，逼马饮水难。

Unable to fly ,in vain the bird flaps his wings. 鸟儿不会飞，拍翅也枉然。

Trusted aids are eliminated when they have outlived their usefulness. 兔死狗烹。

The fox mourns the death of the hare. 兔死狐悲。

Pigs may fly,but they are very unlikely birds. 猪儿纵会飞，终究不是鸟。

One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。

Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。

Early bird catches the worm。早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。

Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。

Better be a free bird than a captive king. 宁为自由鸟，不作被困王。

A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。

A rabbit isn’t to be harnessed. 兔子驾不了辕。

A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。

A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。

Animals are humans good friends, everyone has their favorite animal, you guess what I like best? Might as well to listen to me first a description, smart you can guess. It is brown, red, red bottom, dark and liquid of small eyes, long tail, a bit like with people, its like to live in the tree, you please it down it is not willing to? Ha ha, said along while, you must guess what animal it is? It is naughty cute little monkey.

Remember once my parents and I go to Shanghai Zoo to play, because I too like to wait, so the first place to play is the monkey hill. Nice to see so many monkeys, straight up. I want to play play them, so he picked a leaf and put in the cage next to dangling, and I didnt think a monkey saw this, quickly rushing down from the monkey mountain, jerked my hand up the leaves away. I didnt think it would be so fast, I startled the defenseless. Before I could react, it has been chewed up the leaves in your mouth. But didnt chew two times, all spit it out, as if to say: "bad, really bad." Also made a face at me, we immediately the funny looks amused by it burst out laughing.

动物是人类的好朋友，每个人都有自己喜欢的动物，你们猜猜我最喜欢什么?不妨先来听我描述一番，聪明的你就能猜到了。它一身棕色的毛，红红的屁股，乌溜溜的小眼睛，长长的尾巴，跟人有几分相似，它喜欢生活在树上，你请它下来它还不乐意呢。哈哈，说了半天，你一定猜到它是什么动物了吧?那就是调皮可爱的小猴子。

记得有一次我和爸爸妈妈一块儿去上海动物园玩，因为我太喜欢候子了，所以第一个去玩的地方就是猴山。看到这么多的猴子，我也高兴得直蹦。我想耍耍它们，于是就采了片叶子，放在笼子旁边晃来晃去，没想到一只猴子看见了，飞快地从猴山上冲下来，猛地一下就把我手中的树叶抢走了。我没料到它的动作会这么快，把毫无防备的我吓了一跳。没等我反应过来，它已经把叶子放在嘴里大嚼起来了。不过没嚼两下，都吐了出来，好像在说：“难吃，真难吃。”还对着我做了个鬼脸，我们顿时被它那滑稽有趣的样子逗得哈哈大笑起来。

Why should people care? Because we need animals, and because once they are gone, there will never be any more.Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice, with no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or planton the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

I am a student from Xinhua Middle School in Chongqing，China. Informed that

you have a vacancy for a student to serve as the spokesman for animals, I cannot

resist my inner excitement,hoping to seize the opportunity to do something for

animals .

In my mind，nothing can delight me so much as caring for animals. Wherever I

go and whatever I do, I usually keep in mind that animals are angels from the

heaven, which bring us endless comfort and pleasure. I have been a panda lover

since my childhood. Panda is so lovely that brings fun to people and they are

regarded as the treasure of our country. Unfortunately，such a rare species is

now faced with the danger of being extinct。What I am eager to do is to raise

people’s awareness of animal protection and appeal to more people to care for

our earth companies.

It is my belief that all human beings can make a difference together. I

would appreciate it if my application could get your approval.

In Taiwan, because most people do not understand the importance of wildlife, the wildlife is in a poor situation. We Chinese are fond of eating anything delicious, so there are many animals killed by hunters. People enjoy eating tigers, bears, birds, and lions, so there are fewer and fewer birds flying in the sky and fewer and fewer bears running here and there in the forest. Instead, we often see them for sale at the market. How poor they are! And how cruel we are!

In my opinion, we should try every possible way to preserve wildlife. First, no one is allowed to hurt any wild animal. Second, the authorities concerned should punish those who kill any wild animal. Third, we should pay more attention to those endangered species to protect them from being eaten. If we can do so, nature must become very beautiful.

在台湾,因为大多数人不了解野生动物的重要性,野生动物是在一个贫穷的情况下。我们中国人喜欢吃什么美味,所以有许多动物被猎人杀害。人们喜欢吃老虎,熊,鸟,和狮子,所以有越来越少的鸟在天上飞,越来越少的熊在森林里到处跑。相反,我们经常看到他们在市场出售。他们是多么可怜!我们是多么残酷!

在我看来,我们应该尝试每个可能的方法来保护野生动物。首先,没有人可以伤害任何野生动物。其次,有关当局应该惩罚那些杀害野生动物。第三,我们应该多注意那些濒危物种保护其不被吃掉。如果我们能这样做,自然必须变得非常漂亮。

那天，我妈妈给我买了两只小鸭子。我很高兴，把两只小鸭子放在箱子里，听着它们的叫声，我的心情非常的好。

That day, my mother bought me two little ducks. I am very happy, the two little ducks on the box, listening to their voices, I feel very good.

第二天，我想让同学到我家看看我的鸭子，我给同学打电话，让他来。他看了鸭子，也觉得很好玩。我们把一只小鸭子放在地上，它向前走了几步就摔倒了，它抓了起来，又摔倒了，我们哈哈大笑。我们玩够了，就把小鸭子扔进了箱子里，去玩玩具了。

The second day, I want to have a look to my classmates my duck, I call for students, let him come. He saw a duck, and enjoy it. We put a duck on the ground, it went forward a few steps and then fell, it caught up, and fell down, and we laughed. We play enough, put the duck into the box, to play with toys.

下午，我和爸爸去看小鸭子，看见一只鸭子肚子朝上，翅膀和脚在抖动，它叫的声音很大，好像在哭一样。爸爸把小鸭子扶起来，小鸭子又倒了。我突然想起来我把小鸭子扔进箱子里的事，呀!我是杀人凶手呀!我哭了。小鸭子最后死了，我很伤心。

Afternoon, my father and I went to see the little duck, see a duck belly up, wings and feet in jitter, it sounds great, like crying. Dad put up little duck, duck down. I suddenly remembered that I took the little duck into the box,! I am a murderer! I cried. Little duck finally died, I am very sad.

从那时起，我就开始爱护小动物了。

From then on, I began to love little animal.

我最喜欢的动物My Favorite Animal

Do you know what kind of animal I like most? It’s monkey. Monkey is a kind of lovely animal. Many people like monkeys very much. Generally, monkey has small body covered with fur. Some kinds of monkeys have two big eyes and ears and a long tail. I can see them on TV or the zoo. Every time I go to the zoo, I will go to see them. Monkeys often stay in trees and jump between them. They are so lively and favorable. When they are happy, they will act for visitors. It’s very funny.

你知道我最喜欢的动物是什么吗?是猴子。这是一种非常可爱的动物，很多人都非常喜欢它们。一般来说，童子的身子比较小，身上长满了毛。其中的一些种类有两只大眼睛、大耳朵和一条长尾巴。我可以在电视上或动物园里看见它们。每次我去动物园，我都会去看猴子。它们常常待在树上，在树木之间跳来跳去，非常活泼，讨人喜欢。它们高兴的时候，还会特别表演给游客看，非常好玩。

Many animals are in danger of dying out. As is shown in the chart, we can see the number of animal species decreases faster and faster and this trend will continue. From 1980 to 2010, at least 1 million animal species have disappeared. Worse still, more and more wild animals are in great danger. It is not a piece of sensational news; it is a fact, a harsh reality. Unfortunately, we may not see these animals in the near future.

From the second picture, we can find some reasons. Why is the number of animal species declining year by year? Apparently animals have become victims of fashion industry. Animal skin has been used to make fashionable clothes and these clothes sell at a high price. So some greedy people begin to kill animals in a large quantity. This irresponsible behavior not only breaks the balance of nature but also endangers the living environment of human beings.

As far as I am concerned, something must be done to stop this illegal action. We believe "no buying, no killing". First, we must make concerning laws to protect these animals in danger. Second, we must take some measures to protect animals effectively. Animals are our friends and part of our environment. Third, we should raise peoples awareness to protect animals and our environment. In this way, we can build a harmonious society and ensure a sustainable development.

I have a little white rabbit. It is snow and white, really like a mass of white cotton. Eyes are very beautiful, like two rubies inlaid in the white face. Ears are very long, put up is particularly clever. It signed the front legs short and small, hind legs are fat and strong, so can only jump, can not run. Tail is also very small, almost can not see. It stands like a man.

I remember one time I pulled a radish from the yard, it did not even jump with me in front of me, while I do not pay attention to the mud with the mud to Diao away. I always do not want to let it eat unclean things, this time and as usual, we have done a fierce "struggle", of course I will win, when I put the clean radish in front of it, it thought me Throw in the towel, they triumphantly eat radish.

My little rabbit is so cute!

Animals are our friends.But how to protect them? government is working to protect all animals in danger,and has made lots of plans to save animals. On the other hand, we shouldn’t eat wild animals.We should keep them away from our dinner. That way,there will not be wild animals on sale. I think the hunters and killers will become fewer and fewer.

Last, we should protect the environment.We should stop people from cutting trees down. Without trees, wild animals will lose their home. And we will lose our animal friends. All of us should try our best to protect animals.

We need to protect animals better.We should give them fresh water to drink.We should make the forests bigger for animals in danger to live in.We should advice people not to kill animals beacause they are our friends!

我最喜欢的小动物是小鸡。

My favorite little animal is chicken.

恰好，我家楼下307号就养了几只小鸡。每天我们经过时，这些小鸡都偏着脑袋看我们哩。

Just right, my house downstairs 307, raised a few chickens. Every day we pass by, the chicks lean on our heads.

小鸡全身毛茸茸的，很可爱。一身黄黄的羽毛像披着一件金黄的礼服。小鸡有一双尖尖的小嘴。圆圆的眼睛看人时还蛮有精神的呢。

The chickens are hairy and lovely. A yellow feather like wrapped in a golden dress. The chicken has a pair of pointed little mouth. The round eyes are quite spiritual when they look at people.

我没看到它们的耳朵，但是小鸡不可能没有耳朵。如果没有耳朵的话，那我们走过去时，它们怎么会偏着脑袋朝我们瞧呢?

I dont see their ears, but chickens cant have ears. If there were no ears, how could they lean on our heads when we walked by?

妈妈说，刚孵出的小鸡还只能吃小米粒，不能吃谷子或玉米，还要经常给它们喝水。要是有小虫子给它们吃，它们一定会长得更神气。

Mother said, the newly hatched chickens can only eat small grains of rice, can not eat millet or corn, but also often give them water. If they had worms, they would have grown stronger.

我多喜欢这些可爱的小鸡呀。但是爸爸妈妈说现在还不能养，不养好的话，它们会死的。

I love these lovely chicks. But mom and

I like the small animal is a puppy, it whole body covered with a white hair, like a regiment cotton candy; The eyes are the YuanLiuLiu, like two gem; Ear is a semicircle, nose is black, short tail, very lovely.

我喜欢的小动物是一只小狗，它全身长满白色的毛，像一团棉花糖;眼睛是圆溜溜的，像两颗宝石;耳朵是半圆形，鼻子是黑色的，短短的尾巴，非常可爱。

I give it to love to eat, it will be the bones of a piece of a piece, a short for a short to chew. It finished eating bones, will call a few barks

我给它爱吃的，它会一块一块骨头，一小段一小段咀嚼。它啃完骨头后，将调用一些树皮

Sound, as if to say: "small host, thank you." Whenever I go to school, she will always give me a journey, until I pretended to be angry, hit it two or three it quietly ran home. It will not only send me to school, also like and I together race, run very quickly, sometimes, I fell a journey. At ordinary times, it looks very timid, but saw the stranger, but do not break again fierce with his eyes wide open to tight stared at the strangers every move, the key when still can call out,

的声音，好像在说：“小主人，谢谢你。”每当我去上学，她总是会给我一个旅程，直到我假装生气，打了两个或三个它悄悄地跑回家。它不但会送我去上学，还喜欢和我一起赛跑，跑得很快，有时，我觉得一个旅程。平时，它看起来很胆小，但看到的陌生人，但又不失猛睁大眼睛紧紧地盯着陌生人的一举一动，关键时还可以呼叫，

It was a clever and loyal dog!

一个聪明的和忠诚的狗，它是!

Do you like the little white rabbit? To tell you, I can be like the small white rabbit! You see, the small white rabbit systemic snow-white hair, no noise. It a squat down, like a spirit of pompoms, how cute! It has a pair of red eyes, just like two stars embedded in a snowball of ruby, especially beautiful. , unlike other animals, the small white rabbit ears grow longer, as long as hear the sound of the slightly, it will brush to ears to turn around, warily watching whats going on around. The most interesting is the small white rabbit mouth. Other animals only up and down, two lips, can it? O lips into two, with one disc below the lips, just as "three petal mouths, it developed into the" three petal mouths "is to look pretty? No! Because of the small white rabbit favorite big turnip, small mouth zhang is not large, how can you eat turnips? Now with this "three petal mouths", it can not open mouth shoveled to eat? The small white rabbit front legs short, long hind legs, to walk always bouncing, its behind the ass with a short tail, followed a pursed a lip, strange and interesting. I think I have such a introduction, you must also like the small white rabbit!

你喜欢小白兔吗?告诉你，我可喜欢小白兔啦!你看，小白兔全身长着雪白的绒毛，没有一点杂色。它一蹲下来，就 像一个魄的绒球，多可爱!它有一对红眼睛，就像两颗嵌在雪球上的红宝石，特别美。小白兔的耳朵和别的动物不一样，长得比较长，只要听到一点轻微的声音，它就会把耳朵唰地竖起来向四面转动，警惕地注视着周围 的动静。 最有趣的要算是小白兔嘴巴了。别的动物只有上下，两瓣嘴唇，可它呢，上嘴唇豁成两半，加上下面一瓣嘴唇，就成"三瓣嘴"了，它长成了这"三瓣嘴"是为了好看吗?不!因为小白兔最爱吃大萝卜，小嘴张不大，怎么能吃大萝卜呢?现在有了这"三瓣嘴"，它不就可以张大嘴巴大口大口地吃了吗?小白兔的前腿短，后腿长，走起路来总是一蹦一跳，它那屁股后面贴 着的短尾巴，也跟着一撅一撅的，怪有趣的。 我想，经我这么一介绍，你一定也喜欢上小白兔了吧!

The little Rabbit has a coat of white hair.The two ears are long and prick up on its head.

It is furry,soft and white with two red eyes glaring above the chin.

Its eyes are like a pair of small red hulbs.

Exposed to sunlight,they become little pieces of red thread.

A triple bacon cheeseburger seems like a heart attack on a plate.

三层奶酪咸肉汉堡感觉吃完很容易让人突发心脏病。

So how can polar bears thrive on their version, seal blubber?

那么,北极熊是如何处理这些高热量食物的呢?

Turns out theyve stocked up on genes that let them clear fats from their blood.

结果显示它们储存在遗传基因里的信息使得它们能够清除血脂。

Thats according to a study in the journal Cell.

这是根据《细胞》杂志上的一篇研究得出的结论。

Polar bears are well adapted to life on the sea ice.

北极熊非常适应在浮冰上的生活。

Up to half their body weights fat, which gives them extra insulation and buoyancy, and provides them with a ready source of energy.

几乎占它们身重一半的脂肪足以使它们保暖并且维持体力，提供给它们一种易转化的能量。

But how can an animal so fat also be so fit?

但一种动物怎么能又胖又健康?

Researchers compared the genomes of polar bears with those of brown bears, and found that polar bears have accumulated genetic changes that boost their heart health and fat metabolism.

研究人员们通过比较北极熊和棕熊的基因，发现北极熊的基因组中积累了不少有利于心脏健康和脂肪代谢的遗传突变。

One gene in particular, called ApoB, helps move cholesterol out of the blood—where it causes problems in humans—and into cells.

特别是编码为载脂蛋白B的基因有助于清除血液中对人类有害的胆固醇转变成细胞代谢。

These genomic changes happened quickly, evolutionarily speaking.

这些遗传变化从进化的角度来讲发生的十分快。

Polar bears and brown bears diverged from a common ancestor less than half a million years ago.

北极熊和棕熊都来自于同一个祖先，它们是在大约50万年前左右开始向不同分支进化。

But if that seems super speedy, the ability to digest lactose didnt spread through human populations until we domesticated cows, just 10,000 years ago.

但是如果这种变化看上去十分快速的话，消化乳糖的酶逐渐进化到人类各个种群中也还是发生在大概1万年前我们可以驯化乳牛之后。

A moooving testament to the power of natural selection.

这是自然选择力量的证明。

Animals are peoples friends, we should protect them.

If there is no animal on earth, there would be no human. Animal is a most of the earths food chain, if animals disappeared, we human beings will be extinct. For example: the frog disappeared, there is no animal pests to catch paddy fields, crops will not grow, humans have no food; If there is no tiger, the rabbit will excess breeding, our food is likely to be a rabbit eat didnt; If there is no owls, mice will encroach on our territory...

The earth is a big family, not lack of anyone, without animals, we humans situation, we should all band together and protect small animals.

动物是人们的朋友，我们应该保护它们。

地球上如果没有动物，就没有人类。动物是这个地球生物链的一大部分，如果动物消失了，我们人类也会灭绝。例如：青蛙消失了，就没有动物去捉稻田的害虫，农作物也就无法生长，人类就没有食物;如果没有老虎，兔子就会超额繁殖，我们的粮食就可能会被兔子吃没了;如果没有猫头鹰，老鼠就会侵占我们的地盘……

地球是一个大家庭，缺谁都不行，如果没有动物，我们人类的处境可想而知，我们大家应该团结起来，保护小动物。

One Sunday afternoon, I casually adjust the TV channel. All of a sudden, disastrous scene into my line of sight: a peasant who was holding a piece of iron hammer, turned out to be a butcher is a not how big head of pig slaughter.

I saw all this. Found that pigs fate was so miserable! Is this fate arranged? Or pigs caused by past delicious lazy? I found the "people" are so cruel. Oneself have so long pig, cruel to kill it. Ah, I found that at the moment I was so sad, so sad, so lost, so helpless. In nature there are many more miserable than this things are happening, perhaps this is fate, it is inevitable in the growing of a test.

Not often say that animals are friends of human beings? Not often say that people for the ethical treatment of animals, protect the earth? Maybe this is just for those rare animals! Those animals that almost nearly perish! Pigs in a country of the world, one city, a town, a village, or even a home, a person can see. Pigs are a lot of, is not worth to treat? Pig also is to have life, and human beings, it also know pain, also have feelings, also know how sad. People for the ethical treatment of animals! The animals as their friends, for they give a little love!

Animals are friends of human beings, like humans, are the people of the earth. Let us hands reach out, to protect, to help those who need help human friends!

一个周日的下午，我漫不经心地调着电视频道。突然，惨不忍睹的一幕进入我的视线：一个农民模样的人正拿着一根铁棍敲打什么，原来是一群屠夫正在屠杀一头不怎么大的小猪。

我亲眼目睹了这一切。发现猪的命运竟是这么悲惨!难道这是命运安排好的吗?还是猪前世的好吃懒惰造成的?我发现“人”竟是那么狠心。自己养了这么长时间的猪，竟然狠心杀掉它。哎，我发现此刻自己竟是那么的伤心，那么的悲痛，那么的迷惘，那么的无奈。大自然中还有很多比这更悲惨的事情正在发生，或许这就是命运，这就是在成长中不可避免的一次考试。

不是常说动物是人类的朋友吗?不是常说善待动物，保护地球的吗?可能这只是针对那些稀有的动物罢了!那些几乎将近灭亡的动物罢了!猪在世界的某个国家，某个城市，某个城镇，某个村庄，甚至某家某户都可以见到。猪是很多，多到不值得善待?猪也是有生命的，和人类一样，它也知道痛，也有感情，也懂得伤心。善待动物吧!把动物当成自己朋友，对它们付出一点爱吧!

动物是人类的朋友，同人类一样，都是地球的子民。让我们伸出双手，去保护，去帮助那些需要帮助的人类的朋友吧!

Cats are cute animals,they are very special as well.

It has pointy ears, round eyes,little claws,and short but soft fur.Cats like eating fish and mice.They like to keep themselves clean, they do that by licking their fur.Also they are nocturnal animals, they sleep in the daytime and do most of their movements at night.

We should love cat, because cats are our friends,too.

In my home, there is a very lovely small animals, that is my mother gave me gift.

It was wearing a white and black clothes, looks like a gentleman; He has two small eyes, always hovering, at night, became "emerald"; Its ears are very cute, sharp, like a small mountain.

It is very naughty fish. Once I give it a fish, in your hands in it eyes want to, it also unmoved. I was a little angry said to it: "small cute, why dont you eat?" I think, it may be afraid to eat. So I deliberately turn head, have never thought, my hands move, see it quickly put the fish away, and then to eat with relish. Is really naughty!

It loved playing thread, of course. On one occasion, a bag of thread accidentally fell out. It saw the colorful small ball, curious. Then walk in the past, it is a little bit afraid of points with the hand a offline, see string, no reaction, then dare to play. But it more play more crazy, running around in the house, rolling on the ground, put in the room at sixes and sevens. Finally, get tired of it, to see so disorderly, hurriedly came, to my name, as if he were to me for help. Cant, dont want to be mother knew, had to help it to pick up the pieces.

Now you know who it is? It is a lovely cat. It is my friend! My joys and sorrows, will tell it, share my happiness with it. Every time I test is bad, they will also use wool rub my legs, as if to say again: "master, dont lose heart, trying to point, you will succeed next time!" When I get good grades, the kitten again as if to say: "dont be proud!" So, I have the "partners" and feel happy!

在我家里，有一只非常可爱的小动物，那是我妈妈送给我的礼物。

它穿着一身白黑相间的衣服，看起来就像一位绅士;他有两只小眼睛，总是转来转去，一到晚上，便成了"绿宝石”;它的耳朵也十分可爱，尖尖的，就像一座小山峰。

它吃鱼时很顽皮。有一次我给它一条鱼，拿在手上在它眼睛要来晃去，它也无动于衷。我便有点生气的对它说：“小可爱，你怎么不吃啊?”我想啊，它可能害怕不敢吃。于是，我故意扭转头，没想到，我手中一动，只见它飞快地把鱼叼走了，然后津津有味地吃起来。真是顽皮!

它最爱玩得当然是线团。有一次，袋子里的线团不小心掉了出来。它看见这五颜六色的小圆球，感到很好奇。便走过去，它有点害怕的用手点一下线团，见线团没什么反应，便渐渐敢玩了。可是它越玩越疯狂，在屋里跑来跑去，在地上滚来滚去，把屋里弄得乱七八糟。最后，它玩累了，看到这么乱，连忙走过来，对着我叫，像是在向我求救。没办法，要不想被妈妈知道，只好帮它收拾残局。

现在你知道它是谁了吗?它就是可爱的小猫。它还是我的朋友呢!我的喜怒哀乐，都会告诉它，与它分享我的快乐。每当我考试不好，小猫就会用毛蹭我的腿，好像再说：“主人，别灰心，在努力点，下次你一定会成功的!”当我取得好成绩，小猫又好像在说：“别骄傲哟!”所以，我拥有这个“伙伴”而感到开心!

Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers， for food， for sport， and simply because they were in the way.Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever.Hundreds more are on the danger list today.About 170 kinds in the United States aloneare considered in danger。

Why should people care? Because we need animals， and because once they are gone， there will never be any more。Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting.They are more than just a source of food.Every animal has its place in the balance of nature.Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.For example， when farmers killed large numbers of hawks， the farmers stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice.Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice， with no hawks to keep down their numbers， the rats and mice multiplied quickly。

Luckily， some people are working to help save the animals.Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem.And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.Quite a few countries have passed laws.These laws forbid the killing of any animal or planton the danger list.Slowly， the number of some animals in danger is growing。