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Flora and Fauna of the British Isles

The warm and wet climate of Great Britain is very good for plants. That's why the country looks like a big beautiful garden.

Centuries ago there were a lot of forests in the Brit­ish Isles but now you can find big forests only in a few parts of the country — the north of Scotland and the south-east and south-west of England. The most com­mon trees in England are oaks, elms and beeches while Scotland has a lot of pines, firs and birches.

The fauna, or animal life in the British Isles is like in the north-west of Europe. Many larger animals such as bears and wolves don't live on the British Isles any more but there are a lot of smaller animals: foxes, rab­bits, hares and hedgehogs. Deer live in the forests of Scotland and England too. There are also different kinds of fish, snakes, frogs, butterflies and dragon-flies.

More than two hundred species of birds live in the British Isles and about two hundred kinds are visitors of the place. Many of them are songbirds, in spring the land rings with their singing. The most common are blackbirds and sparrows. A lot of waterbirds — swans, ducks, geese and gulls live on the lakes and rivers,and on the sea coasts of Great Britain.

It may be interesting that the robin, one of Britain's common birds, has become the national bird of the country. There are also plant symbols of the country: the red rose is the national emblem of England, the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland, the yellow daffodil and the leek are emblems of Wales and the shamrock is the emblem of Ireland.

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l)an opossum, 2) an alligator, 3)a grizzly bear, 4) a polar bear, 5) a flamingo, 6) a coyote, 7) a koala bear, 8) an ant eater, 9) a crocodile, 10) an evergreen, 11) a water lily, 12) an edelweisse, 13) a palm.

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I've Been Working on the Railroad

I've been working on the railroad

All the live-long day.

I've been working on the railroad

Just to pass the time away.

Can't you hear the whistle blowing?

Rise up so early in the morn!

Can't you hear the captain shouting,

"Dinah, blow your horn!"

Dinah, won't you blow,

Dinah, won't you blow,

Dinah, won't you blow your horn, your horn?

Dinah, won't you blow,

Dinah, won't you blow,

Dinah, won't you blow your horn, your horn?

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah,

Someone's in the kitchen I know!

Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah

Strumming on the old banjo

And singing:

Fee, fie, fiddlee-yie-o

Fee, fie, fiddlee-yie o-o-o-o,

Fee, fie, fiddle-yie-o

Strumming on the old banjo!

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Ostriches are very big and strong birds, and though they have rather large wings they can't fly. Their long powerful legs make them good runners. They can move as fast as a good riding horse.

Ostriches live in savannahs and deserts of Africa and West Asia. These birds have to travel from place to place looking for their food because they live in coun­tries with a hot and dry climate where few plants grow.

Ostriches usually live in groups of five or six. From early morning till midday they walk about looking for food. In the afternoon they usually lie down and sleep for two or three hours. Sometimes they sleep standing. Later in the afternoon they go to a place where they can find water. They drink water and sometimes bathe standing up to their necks in water.

Ostriches have very good eyes and can hear well. As soon as they see or hear something new, they run away. People say that they are not brave birds. Wild ostrich­es are mostly vegetarians but they can eat insects and small animals too. For such big birds as they are they don't eat much.

Their eggs are very big, up to 15 centimetres. Peo­ple domesticate ostriches and keep them on ostrich farms. Some people think that ostriches are stupid but it's difficult to say if it's true or not. Some people think that ostriches put their heads in the sand not to see something they don't want to see. This is only a leg­end.

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