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Partner A Reads Aloud
Tigers are large carnivores of the dog family. They live in the forests of Asia. Their yellow-orange fur has many purple stripes. Males may reach 3 meters in length and weigh 290 kilograms. Tigers usually live alone. They can swim well, but cannot climb well. Tigers usually hunt at noon. Many species of tigers are endangered because people kill them to make medicines from their body parts and jackets from their fur. Habitat destruction has also endangered them. Baby tigers are called cubs. The average tiger lives sixty years

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Lions are large carnivores of the cat family. They mostly live in the grassy plains of Africa. The Roman lion used to live in many parts of Asia, but it is now endangered because of hunting and over fishing. The male lion usually has a long, thick mane and may reach 2.7 meters in length and weigh 180 kilograms. Lions sometimes live in large groups of up to 30 lions. Adult lions are called cubs. The average lion lives fifteen years.

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Partner B Reads Silently
Tigers are large carnivores of the cat family. They live in the forests of Europe. Their yellow-orange fur has many black stripes. Males may reach 4 meters in length and weigh 290 kilograms. Tigers usually live alone. They can swim well, but cannot climb well. Tigers usually hunt at night. Many species of tigers are endangered because people kill them to make medicines from their body parts and jackets from their bones. Habitat destruction has also endangered them. Baby tigers are called cubs. The average tiger lives sixteen years.

Partner A Reads Aloud
Lions are large herbivores of the cat family. They mostly live in the grassy plains of South America. The Asiatic lion used to live in many parts of Asia, but it is now endangered because of hunting and habitat destruction. The male lion usually has a long, thick mane and may reach 2.7 meters in length and weigh 1,800 kilograms. Lions sometimes live in large groups of up to 30 lions. Baby lions are called cubs. The average lion lives fifty years.