2A Animal Record Breakers

mustang

konj mustang

great white shark

velika bijela psina

mosquito

komarac

sloth

ljenjivac

For many people, horses are the most beautiful animals. Did you know that they are also among the most intelligent animals? Mustangs are wild horses that live in the grassland of the western USA. An average mustang lives up to 40 years in the wild. When they are hurt, their herd protects them. Each herd consists of one male horse, several female horses and their young. They are around 140 centimetres tall and weigh around 360 kilos.

Za mnoge ljude, konji su najljepše životinje. Jeste li znali da se konji ubrajaju i među najinteligentnije životinje? Mustangi su divlji konji koji žive na travnjacima zapadne Amerike. Prosječan mustang živi do 40 godina u divljini. Kada su ozlijeđeni, čuva ih njihovo stado. Svako se stado sastoji od jednog mužjaka, nekoliko ženki i njihove mladunčadi. Visoki su oko 140 centimetara i teže oko 360 kilograma.

Humans believe that great white sharks are more dangerous than they really are. Great white sharks can be as long as 6 metres and weigh around 2.3 tonnes. This makes them the largest predator fish. These efficient hunters can travel far: sharks travel from Africa all the way to Australia. Scientists believe sharks can live longer than 70 years. Unfortunately, great white sharks become more endangered every day. They are hunted for their fins and teeth, and for sport-fishing trophies.

Ljudi vjeruju da su velike bijele psine opasnije nego što stvarno jesu. Velike bijele psine mogu biti dugačke čak 6 metara i težiti oko 2,3 tone. To ih čini najvećim grabežljivim ribama. Ovi učinkoviti lovci mogu putovati daleko: morski psi putuju od Afrike, pa sve do Australije. Znanstvenici vjeruju da morski psi mogu živjeti duže od 70 godina. Nažalost, velike bijele psine svakim danom postaju sve ugroženije. Lovi ih se zbog njihovih peraja i zubi te zbog sportskih ribolovnih trofeja.

Mosquitoes may be tiny, but they are the deadliest animals on the planet, because they spread many diseases. Almost a million people die every year because of them. There are around 3,500 different species of mosquitoes. They can be from 3 to 25 mm long. Imagine – these small insects are more dangerous than sharks! They are not very fast – they can’t fly faster than 2 km/h. Also, a mosquito’s lifespan is not very long. It is usually between a few days and a few months.

Komarci su možda sitni, ali su najsmrtonosnije životinje na našemu planetu, jer mogu prenijeti mnoge bolesti. Gotovo milijun ljudi umre svake godine zbog njih. Postoji oko 3 500 vrsta komaraca. Mogu biti dugački od 3 do 25 milimetara. Zamisli - ti mali insekti su opasniji od morskih pasa! Nisu posebno brzi - ne mogu letjeti brže od 2 kilometra na sat. Također, životni vijek komarca nije jako dugačak. Obično živi između samo nekoliko dana do nekoliko mjeseci.

Sloths are the slowest mammals in the world. Only snails are slower. They move only when they have to. They usually spend their time in treetops. On the ground they move at speeds up to 0.25 km/h. One of the most interesting facts about sloths is that they are actually so slow that algae grows on their fur! They have become more popular nowadays, because of the film The Ice Age. Sadly, sloths are among the most endangered animals, and their numbers keep falling.

Ljenjivci su najsporiji sisavci na svijetu. Samo su puževi sporiji od njih. Kreću se samo kada moraju. Svoje vrijeme obično provode u krošnjama drveća. Na zemlji se kreću brzinom do 0,25 kilometara na sat. Jedna od najzanimljivijih činjenica o ljenjivcima je ta da su zapravo toliko spori da im na krznu rastu alge. U današnje vrijeme postali su sve popularniji zbog filma Ledeno doba. Nažalost, ljenivci su među najugroženijim životinjama i njihov broj stalno opada.