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1. Tell me about an animal that is native to, beloved in or closely associated with your country.
2. Have you ever seen one in the wild? If yes, how? If no, why not?
3. Do you have a pet or have you ever had a pet? If yes, tell me about that animal. If no, why not?
4. Do you ever watch wildlife documentaries? If not, why not? If yes, tell us about an animal that you find impressive, shocking or fascinating.
5. Have you ever been hurt or narrowly escaped being hurt by an animal? Tell us about it. If not, which animal scares you the most? Why?
6. If you had unlimited time and money, of all the animals in the world, which would you most like to see in the wild? Why?

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Question 1

New Zealand has many native animals especially birds. Instead of picking a bird I will pick a large insect instead which is called the weta. It is a large flightless cricket that is nocturnal and herbivorous. Weta's are some of the largest insects in the world.

Question 2

Yes, I have seen a wild weta once. I was on a class camping trip and we were walking in the forest when suddenly a giant weta jumped out of a bush and onto my friends head, then jumped back into the forest. To this day he does not believe that a weta jumped on him and he still thinks that someone smacked him on the head.

Question 3

Yes, I currently have a pug. His name is Jimi and he is 6 years old. I chose to name him after the famous American guitarist Jimi Hendrix. Pugs are friendly, love food and are very lazy.

Question 4

I used to watch wildlife documentaries when I was a child. I used to find the African wildlife documentaries interesting. I have not been watching wildlife documentaries as an adult as I have no time.

Question 5

I have never been seriously hurt by any animals but I accidentally stood on a dead jellyfish and got badly stung on the soles of my feet when I was a child.

Question 6

If I had enough time and money I would love to go on a African safari. I really want to see hippos, elephants, and lions. By the way - my useless animal fact is that hippo mothers have pink milk.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
nocturnal	夜行性
herbivorous	草食
smack someone	平手打ち
sting	刺す