Will It Swim To The End Of The Will It Swim To The End Of The World?World?

Presentation By: Bill 2Presentation By: Bill 2It’s me they Yangtze sturgeon.

• The sturgeon eats small fish such as zoo-The sturgeon eats small fish such as zoo-plankton.plankton.

• They also eat minnows and many other They also eat minnows and many other aquatic sea creatures.aquatic sea creatures.

• They love to eat types of carp.They love to eat types of carp.

• They like to eat there food quickly before a They like to eat there food quickly before a enemy retrieves it our them.enemy retrieves it our them.

• The unique animal has The unique animal has a plated body that a plated body that protects them from a protects them from a dangerous bite. dangerous bite.

• The sharp scales on the The sharp scales on the body can cut into a fish!body can cut into a fish!

• The colors may be blue, The colors may be blue, gray, and red if they are gray, and red if they are sick.sick.

• The skin of the animal is hard solid.

• Some times it can possibly break other weak fishes teeth.

• When they grow to a adult by glance people could think it’s a relative of the fable ‘’The loc ness monster’’

• The Sturgeon can lay sticky eggs.

• They are a unique animal.

• They are very bony.

• They swim They swim peacefully in the peacefully in the area of China and area of China and Japan.Japan.

• The main area is the The main area is the Yangtze River.Yangtze River.

• Now us humans are Now us humans are causing problems causing problems because of a nearby because of a nearby dam. dam.

• My home has beautiful freshwater.My home has beautiful freshwater.

• It has to be at least ten to twenty miles wide It has to be at least ten to twenty miles wide our I will feel uncomfortable.our I will feel uncomfortable.

• I like warm waters with NO pollution! I like warm waters with NO pollution!

• I will let you in if you are a Yangtze I will let you in if you are a Yangtze Sturgeon or a relative. Sturgeon or a relative.

I think these amazing animals should I think these amazing animals should be protected more! Like more rivers be protected more! Like more rivers should be preserved instead of being should be preserved instead of being polluted! And these nearby buildings polluted! And these nearby buildings be demolished. Sadly the Yangtze be demolished. Sadly the Yangtze sturgeon is dieing because of are sturgeon is dieing because of are foolishness! We need to get our foolishness! We need to get our heads in the game. We need to HELP! heads in the game. We need to HELP!

He Is Endangered!!!He Is Endangered!!!

• The Yangtze is a common The Yangtze is a common dish in the Japan area.dish in the Japan area.

• Many people smoke the Many people smoke the skins!skins!

• Many buildings are near Many buildings are near the river, so when they the river, so when they cross the river to get to cross the river to get to another building they cant another building they cant hit a sturgeon.hit a sturgeon.

• I only know of 1 that is in I only know of 1 that is in captivity. captivity.

Haggert, Kelly. (Yangtze dams driving ,pandas of water to extinction)<http//www.threegorgesprobe.org/typ/print/.cpm?contentId=13052>Xinhun. (Chinese queen sturgeon taking food month after month)<Http://english.people.geoncom.ch/200505/28/eng2050528-167204.httm>

Hunt, Dave. (The three Gorges dam)<http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/history/china/05/hunt/inex/.html>

Mafallanna species identin.( species fact sheet)<http’’//www.fao.org/rigis/servlet/species?fid=1017p>