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The Photo Ark
The Photo Ark project is an online archive of photos of endangered zoo animals. Created by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore in 2005, it has photos of several thousand animals.
A. (🎧1-33) Listen. Check (✔) the topics that are discussed.
O types of animals in the Photo Ark O the goal of the Photo Ark project
O where Sartore photographs animals O the challenge of photographing animals
O Sartore's favorite animal to photograph O ways to support Sartore's work
B. (🎧1-33) Listen again. Circle the correct answers.
1. The Photo Ark project aims to (raise awareness of animal extinction / record all the plants and animals in the world).
2. Some of the animals in the Photo Ark have (become extinct / been adopted).
3. Animals in the Photo Ark are photographed (in their natural environment / against a plain background).
4. Sartore (believes / doesn't believe) that small animals and big animals should be treated differently.
5. One way to support Sartore's work is to (visit zoos / adopt a rescued animal).
Discussion. Some people think that animals shouldn't be kept in zoos or aquariums.
Instead, they should be free. What do you think? Are zoos protecting animals, or harming them?
