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Extensive Reading in Danish For Intermediate Learners #24 Giraffes
Extensive Reading in Danish For Intermediate Learners #24 Giraffes
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Dialogue - Danish
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DANISHCLASS101.COM EXTENSIVE READING IN DANISH FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS #24 1
DIALOGUE - DANISH
MAIN
1. GIRAFFER
3. Forestil dig, hvordan du ville se ud med næsten halvdelen af din højde i din hals.
12. Alle pattedyr har hår og producerer mælk for at fodre deres unger.
13. Deres kropstemperatur ændrer sig ikke med temperaturen på deres omgivelser.
17. De er i den samme gruppe klovdyr som får, geder, køer, hjorte og kameler.
18. GIRAFKROPPE
19. Et nærmere kig på giraffens krop skal begynde med dens hals.
20. Utroligt nok har giraffer og mennesker det samme antal halshvirvler: syv.
21. Giraffer har lange halse, fordi hver knogle er meget lang.
22. Disse hvirvler bliver ved med at vokse i lang tid, efter giraffer er født.
23. En girafs hoved og hjerte er mere end 182 centimeter fra hinanden.
24. Hjertet skal arbejde hårdt for at pumpe blod hele vejen op til hovedet.
28. Udover deres lange hals er giraffer kendt for mønsteret på deres skind.
29. De fleste giraffer har en gulbrun eller hvid pels dækket af brune pletter.
34. Både han- og hungiraffer har små horn, der er dækket af pels.
36. Hanner har tykke horn, som de bruger i kampe mod andre hanner.
42. Nogle giraffer lever også i skovområder med åbne arealer mellem træerne.
46. De spiser også klatreplanter, frugt og blomster, og en gang imellem spiser de græs.
49. Gennem tiden har disse træer udviklet meget lange torne for at hjælpe med at holde dyr væk.
51. Tornene skader dem ikke, fordi deres tunge er tyk og stærk.
52. Giraffer får det meste af vandet, de har brug for, fra deres mad.
55. På grund af deres lange ben er deres hals for kort til at nå jorden.
56. De er nødt til at knæle eller sprede deres forben for at drikke.
58. GIRAFFAMILIER
61. Disse flokke omfatter unge giraffer, som stadig bliver passet af deres mødre.
62. Unge hanner, som er gamle nok til at være på egen hånd, danner ungkarleflokke.
64. Giraffer er fredelige dyr, som normalt lever sammen uden mange slagsmål.
65. Men unge hanner i ungkarleflokke kæmper nogle gange om, hvem der er boss.
74. Den er cirka 182 centimeter høj og kan veje op til 68 kilo.
76. Giraffer bliver sammen for at holde sig sikre mod rovdyr.
77. Deres højde hjælper dem med at holde øje med fare.
78. Løver og krokodiller er de eneste dyr udover mennesker, som jager giraffer.
81. Giraffer har brug for mindre søvn end de fleste andre dyr.
83. Giraffer kan sove stående eller liggende med deres hals bøjet.
84. Hvis de ligger ned, er de ikke i sikkerhed, hvis der kommer et rovdyr tæt på.
89. Giraffer kan også blive syge af at leve i nærheden af landbrugsdyr, og de dræbes af jægere.
91. De andre girafarter har det bedre, men deres antal er stadig faldende.
94. Nu har disse smukke dyr brug for vores hjælp til at holde sig i live.
1. GIRAFFES
2. STANDING TALL
3. Imagine what you would look like with nearly half of your height in your neck.
10. Giraffes are members of a very large animal group called mammals.
11. Rabbits, wolves, horses, whales, and humans are also mammals.
12. All mammals have hair and produce milk to feed their young.
13. Their body temperature does not change with the temperature of their surroundings.
17. They are in the same ungulate group as sheep, goats, cows, deer, and camels.
19. A closer look at a giraffe’s body must begin with its neck.
20. Amazingly, giraffes and humans have the same number of neck bones—seven.
21. Giraffes have long necks because each bone is very long.
22. Those bones keep growing for a long time after giraffes are born.
23. A giraffe’s head and heart are more than 6 feet apart.
24. The heart must work hard to pump blood all the way up to the head.
26. A giraffe’s heart isn’t huge, but it has a very strong beat.
29. Most giraffes have a tan or white coat covered with brown patches.
34. Male and female giraffes both have small horns that are covered with skin.
36. Males have thicker horns that they use in fights with other males.
38. The males of some kinds of giraffes grow a second pair of horns.
41. They mainly live on huge, grassy plains with few trees.
42. Some giraffes also live in woodlands with open spaces between the trees.
45. They mainly eat the leaves and buds of trees and shrubs.
46. They also eat vines, fruit, and flowers, and once in a while they eat grass.
47. Their main food in most areas is the high leaves and shoots of acacia (uh-KAY-shuh) trees.
49. Over time, these trees have developed very long thorns to help keep animals away.
51. The thorns do not hurt them because their tongue is thick and strong.
52. Giraffes get most of the water they need from their food.
54. That’s a good thing since they can’t drink while standing up.
55. Because of their long legs, their neck is too short to reach the ground.
61. Those herds include young giraffes still being cared for by their mothers.
62. Young males old enough to be on their own form bachelor herds.
64. Giraffes are peaceful animals that usually live together without much fighting.
65. But young males in bachelor herds sometimes fight over who’s the boss.
66. They hit each other with their necks, which is called necking.
78. Lions and crocodiles are the only animals besides humans that hunt giraffes.
82. They only sleep for about thirty minutes a day, and they often nap for just a minute or two.
83. Giraffes can sleep standing up or lying down with their neck curled.
87. People are cutting down trees that are food for giraffes.
89. Also, giraffes can get sick from living near farm animals, and they are killed by hunters.
91. The other types of giraffes are doing better, but their numbers are still dropping.
92. Many people are studying giraffes and trying to help them.
94. These beautiful animals now need our help to stay alive.