有趣的群居动物

As the old saying goes， “Many hands make light fire.”（众人拾柴火焰高。）In the animal kingdom， there are also many animals that live in groups.

[ Let’s guess！]

（    ）Who lives in groups？ 你能猜一猜以下哪些是群居动物吗？

A.tigers B. lions C. ants D. dolphins

Answers： BCD

King of the Jungle—Lions

丛林之王——狮子

Lions live in groups. There is usually only one adult male lion（雄狮） in a pride of lions（狮群）.

Sometimes， there are two or three males in some big prides. However， the strongest male lion still has more status（地位） and voice（话语权）than the others. In the pride， male lions and female lions have different roles. Female lions are responsible for（负责）hunting（捕猎） and raising the cubs（幼崽）， while male lions are responsible for ensuring the safety（安全）of the territory（领地）.

The Busy Insect—Ants

忙碌的昆虫——蚂蚁

Sometimes， millions of ants live in one nest. There are generally five types（种类） of ants： queen ants（蚁后）， female ants， male ants， worker ants（工蚁） and soldier ants（兵蚁）. Queen ants， female ants and male ants are responsible for breeding（繁育）. Worker ants are mainly responsible for looking for food， while soldier ants are responsible for protecting（保护）the nest.

Although ants are tiny insects， they are really strong. The leaf pieces（叶子碎片） these ants carry can weigh（重）as much as 30 times the weight（重量）of the ant！

The Smiling Angel—Dolphins

微笑天使——海豚

Dolphins live in the sea and like eating fish. They also like to live in groups. If one of the dolphins is attacked（被攻击）， the others will get together and fight off（击退） the enemies. Besides that， when one is sick（生病）， the others will take care of him. When one gives birth（产崽）， the others will take turns caring for the baby dolphin until it has mastered（掌握）all the survival skills（生存技能）.

Let’s learn！

在英语中，有许多奇怪却生动的量词。关于动物的“群”，都用什么英文量词来表达呢？一起连一连，填一填吧！

pride 荣耀       a         of fish一群鱼

cloud 乌云       a         of giraffes 一群长颈鹿

army 军队       a         of leopards 一群猎豹

tower 高塔       a         of snakes 一窝蛇

nest 巢穴       a         of lions 一群狮子

leap 跳跃       an         of frogs 一群青蛙

school 學校        a         of bats 一群蝙蝠

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