CAM16.TEST1.READING PASSAGE 1

READING PASSAGE 1
Why we need to protect polar bears
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Polar bears are being increasingly threatened by th

They are uniquely adapted to the extreme conditio

One reason for this is that they have up to 11 centi

Humans with comparative levels of adipose tissue

Yet the polar bear experiences no such consequen

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A 2014 study by Shi Ping Liu and colleagues shed

They compared the genetic structure of polar bear


This allowed them to determine the genes that hav

Liu and his colleagues found the polar bears had a

In humans, mutations of this gene are associated

Polar bears may therefore be an important study m
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The genome of the polar bear may also provide th

This is a disease where bones show reduced dens

Bone tissue is constantly being remodelled, meani

Female polar bears, however, undergo extreme co

Once autumn comes around, these females will di
cubs.


This process results in about six months of fasting
reserves.

Despite this, their bones remain strong and dense
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Physiologists Alanda Lennox and Allen Goodship f

They discovered that pregnant bears were able to

In addition, six months later, when they finally eme

Hibernating brown bears do not have this capacity

If the mechanism of bone remodelling in polar bea

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The medical benefits of the polar bear for humanity
consideration.

We tend to want to protect animals we think are in


Bears, on the other hand, seem to be perceived as

And yet anecdotal evidence from the field challeng

A male bear called GoGo in Tennoji Zoo, Osaka, h

The bear used a tree branch on multiple occasions

Problem-solving ability has also been witnessed in

A calculated move by a male bear involved running

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In other studies, such as one by Alison Ames in 20

For example, Ames observed bears putting objects

The study demonstrates that bears are capable of

These examples suggest bears have greater creat

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As for emotions, while the evidence is once again
just missed out on a kill.

Moreover, polar bears can form unusual relationsh

Remarkably, one hand-reared polar bear called Ag

This is even more astonishing since polar bears ar

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If climate change were to lead to their extinction, th
disappearance of an intelligent, majestic animal.

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Vocabulary
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adipose tissue
obese


diabetes
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mutation

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osteoporosis
food starvation

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physiologist
paradox
hibernate
mechanism

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anecdotal evidence

problem-solving ability
manipulate
dislodge
barrel
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deliberate
thought-out

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Người dịch: Nga Ngô

hand-raised ~ hand-reared


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