Wild+Borneo

​Wild Borneo
BY: Robyn Raymer and Dan Pine "Where can you find bearded pigs, pygmy elephants, and flying snakes? In one of the wildest places on Earth: Borneo!"

Make the following comments on the article: Respond to others also
 * Your ID || Key Ideas: What would you tell others about this article ||
 * blue369 || That we need to help save the borneo because its being cut down. ||
 * blue369 || Theres many amazing animals that live there, and many different species.[[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/JMUSCO%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png]] ||
 * blue369 || The animal population there is getting cut down due to people chopping down alot of it. ||
 * red363 || There is a lot of rare animals in the Borneo, and it is being cut down. ||
 * red363 || Some animals are in danger of being endangered. ||
 * orange386 || many plants animals are losing there homes for paper or something the trees are used for. ||
 * green15052 || Borneo is a place of many creatures that most people have never seen before. ||

Please include your ID || cut down. || killed each day due to deforestation! || due to the sudden reactions of a hippos short temper. All of these deaths are mostly caused in the African region. || Please include your ID ||
 * Your ID || I learned || I have this question? || **Respond to others here**
 * blue369 || I learned that we need to help save the Borneo || How much of it has been cut down? || orange386 over half of the borneo has been
 * blue369 || I learned theres many speices of animals there too. || How many animals die because of deforestation every year. || orange386 100 species from the rainforest are
 * blue369 || Theres many dangerous animals in Borneo. || I wonder how many people have died from them. || orange386 Each day on average thirty-three deaths occur
 * blue369 || Borneo is in southeast asia. || How long it takes to get from america to borneo. || i would say about [|12-18 hours<--click here!!]. ||
 * blue369 || Theres about 15,000 plants that grow there. || I wonder how many plants are undiscovered. ||  ||
 * green15052 || Borneo is one of the most biodiverse places on earth. there is nearly 1,500 species of animals that live there, no including insects. || I wonder how they found Borneo. || blue369 Well. its in southeast asia, The native americans who lived there discoverd it and named it "//Suvarnabhumi" but the name was later changed.// ||
 * red363 || There are 30 gliding animals in Borneo. || I wonder how many gliding animals are in the world? ||  ||
 * orange386 || Borneo has already lost one thirds of its forest || i wonder how much the worlds forest we cutt down ||  ||
 * Respond to my question below:**
 * Your Id || What does the future hold for Borneo? || **Respond to others here**
 * blue369 || Borneo's future doesnt look good if people keep cutting it down. || orange386 i know check this out http://www.earth-cool.com/picts/deforestation-tree-removal.JPG ||
 * blue369 || Borneos animals are in trouble because of the deforestation. || I KNOW!!! i wish that everyone could gett the chance to see such a place like that. ||
 * blue369 || Only about half of its forests remain, and we need to stop the cutting down of it. ||  ||
 * blue369 || The Heart of Borneo agreement should perserve at least 1/3 of it. ||  ||
 * green15052 || the future doesnt look so great. || blue369 The future doesnt look so great is right. but hopefully The Heart of Borneo agreement helps save some of it. and also people need to help protect it too. ||
 * red363 || The Borneo is going to keep getting smaller because of deforestation. ||  ||
 * orange386 || Borneo might loose all of its forest if there is no stop to the deforesting ||  ||
 * Vocabulary Builder**: Choose a vocabulary word you learned from your reading. There must be no duplicate words
 * Your Id || Vocabulary Word || Definition ||
 * blue369 || deforestation || when all the trees are removed. ||
 * orange386 || aloft || in the air ||
 * green15052 || casque || growth like horn ||


 * Your ID || Picture Extra Credit ||
 * orange386 || [[image:killer.jpg]] ||
 * green15052 || [[image:http://www.korindo-network.com/images/komodo-borneo.gif]] ||