Wild Taiwan Monkeys Are Not Pets

I love monkeys. And we have a special monkey here in Taiwan. They are called "Formosan macaques", but let's just call them Taiwan monkeys. 台灣有一種特別的猴子，叫做台灣獼猴。 Taiwan monkeys are different from monkeys anywhere else in the world! But Taiwan's monkeys are wild animals. And wild animals are not pets. Some people take baby Taiwan monkeys, and make them pets! 有一些人把野生的台灣獼猴當成寵物來養。 It might sound like fun to have a monkey for a pet… but they are not pets. They are wild animals and they should be free. So, now there is a new rule! From this year, no Taiwan monkey can be a pet! 從今年開始，不可以把台灣獼猴當寵物養，應該要讓他們自由！ But we can't just take pet monkeys to the mountains and say, "Go free! Have a good life!" Those pet monkeys don't know how to live in the wild. 但是已經變成寵物的獼猴不可以直接放生，牠們不知道怎麼在野外生活。 So, the new rule says people who already have pet monkeys need to get a special paper. They can keep those pets, but they can't do it again. 所以獼猴的主人可以繼續養，但是不可以再養更多獼猴了。 And from this year, no one can take any more wild monkeys and keep them as pets. Do you like this new rule? I do… 這個規定可以保護台灣獼猴！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 台灣獼猴是野生動物，不能養來當寵物。 1. pet 寵物 How many pets do you keep? 你養幾個寵物？ Just a cat. 就一隻貓。 You? 你呢？ I have a pet rabbit. 我養一隻兔子。 2. free 自由的 I always think rabbits should be wild and free. 我總覺得兔子應該是野生的，自由的。 Oh, it's free. It's free in my room. 牠是自由的，在我房間裡是。 3. wild 野外的，野生的 Do wild rabbits eat grass? 野生兔子吃草嗎？ I think so. 我想是。 But mine eats hay and apples. 不過我家的吃乾草和蘋果。 4. call 叫 What is it called? 牠叫什麼名字？ I call it Sweetie. 我叫牠蘇迪。 She's really cute. 她很可愛呢。 你也有寵物嗎？來讀英文單字。 pet 寵物 free 自由的 wild 野外的，野生的 call 叫 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the real name of Taiwan's wild monkeys? A: American Snake Monkeys B: Japanese Yellow Hair Monkeys C: Formosan Macaques 2. Should wild animals be pets? A: No, they should be free B: Yes, they are cute C: No, they are smelly 3. What does this new rule do? A: Teaches wild monkeys B: Protects wild monkeys C: Feeds wild monkeys Answers 1. C 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn