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Within;fox;Wherearethewild?;C.Forthoseanimalsthatdontadapt,thecitycanbeadangerousorevendeadlyplace.;Para.2

Reasons;ThecrimetookplaceinaseasidesuburbofCapeTown.Spottingthecarwithitswindowleftopen,thegreedythiefdidn’thesitate.Withinseconds,hehadreachedinsideandrunawaywithabagofshopping.Nomatterhowmanycrimeshecommitted,thepolicewerepowerlesstoarresthim.Yousee,thiswasnoordinarycriminal:itwasachacmababoon.Oncealmostunheardof,sceneslikethisoneinCapeTownarenowcommonallovertheworld.WithfoxesinLondon,mountainlionsinSanFranciscoandwildpigsinHongKong,itisalmostasifourcitiesarebeingtakenoverbywildanimals.;achacmababooninCapeTown;1.Whydidtheauthorgivetheexampleofthecrime?;_________________________________________________________________

Mostofuswouldassumethaturbandevelopmentandclimatechangeareresponsibleforpushingtheanimalsoutoftheirnaturalhabitats.Howevertruethisis,wealsoneedtoconsiderthatsomeoftheseso-called“urbananimals”havenevermovedatall-it’swehumanswhohavemovedintotheirterritory.Wherevertheygo,animalsfindtownsandcitiesintheirway.Withnowhereelsetomaketheirhomes,theyhavenochoicebuttomoveinwithus.;_______________________________________________________

Asourcitiesbecomegreener,theyofferincreasinglyappealingspacestoanimalslookingfornewhabitats.Outofreachfrommanyoftheirnaturalpredators,thesenewcomersoftenflourishintheirnewcitylives.Today,foxescanbeseenalloverLondon-oneevenbeingfoundlivingonthe72ndflooroftheShardbuildingwhenitwasunderconstruction!What’smore,hungryanimalsarefindingplentytoeatinourgardensandintheleftoverwethrowaway.;_______________________________________________________

Thereisevidencethaturbanracoonsaremoreintelligentthantheirwildcousins,