ExpositoryTextPAIREDREADHowLeopardGotHisSpotsbyVanessaYorkAfricanCatsSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:CoverGraemePurdy/Vetta/GettyImages.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:CompareandContrastVocabularyStrategyParagraphCluesVocabularyendangered,fascinating,illegal,inhabit,requirements,respected,unaware,wildlifeContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceWordcount:1,075**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118815-4MHID:0-02-118815-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADIntroduction..........................2Chapter1Cats,Cats,Cats.......................4Chapter2LittleBigCats.......................10Conclusion...........................13RespondtoReading.................15HowLeopardGotHisSpots16Glossary/Index.......................19FocusonScience.............20EssentialQuestionHowcanlearningaboutanimalshelpyourespectthem?byVanessaYorkAfricanCatsAllspeciesofcatsareexcellenthunters.IntroductionYoucanfindmembersofthecatfamilyallovertheworld.Whatevertheirsizeorspecies,catsareremarkable.Catshavespecialadaptations,orfeatures,thatmakethemamazingpredators.Theynearlyallhaveretractableclawsandsharpeyesight.Theyhavemusclesthataresuitedtoshortburstsofspeed.Theyarealsopowerfuljumpersandclimbers.2JackHollingsworth/GettyImagesPerhapsthemostfascinatingcatsarefoundinAfrica.Itishometolions,leopards,andcheetahs,aswellasservals,caracals,andgoldencats.Arangerwatchesalionfamilysleepingintheshade.Wherelions,leopards,cheetahs,servals,caracals,andgoldencatsliveAfricaAfricanCatTerritory...
