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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #41050 Short Cheetah
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You will see a video about the efforts to conserve the cheetah, focusing on breeding programs in captivity. Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

Cheetahs are very sensitive animals. They're difficult to breed. In captivity, we have approximately 12 acres here set aside for the cheetahs. The reason that they're breeding program is important to the cheetah population is cheetahs are an endangered species. They're very difficult to breed in captivity and it's important to just keep the species going. The Cheetah is the world's fastest runner, able to reach speeds as high as 70 miles an hour, but ironically, it's almost been overtaken by extinction. A victim of poachers after its beautiful coat and significant loss of its habitat to human civilisation. We've had one of the better success rates in the country in captivity as we're learning more about these animals, I think we'll be able to to do a better job of reproducing them.

Why is the breeding program for cheetahs in captivity considered important?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

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Option 4: "To conserve the species from extinction"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text clearly states that the breeding program is important for the cheetah population because cheetahs are an endangered species. The breeding program aims to keep the species going and prevent extinction.

Option 1: "To increase the land allocated for cheetahs"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention increasing land for cheetahs as a goal of the breeding program. The focus is on breeding to conserve the species, not on land allocation.

Option 2: "To train cheetahs to run faster"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not discuss training cheetahs to run faster. Instead, it emphasizes the importance of breeding to maintain the population of an endangered species.

Option 3: "To prevent cheetahs from being affected by human civilisation"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not state that the breeding program aims to prevent the effects of human civilization on cheetahs. The main point is about conserving the species from extinction.

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