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ThecrimetookplaceinaseasidesuburbofCapeTown.1.__________(spot)thecarwithitswindow2.__________(leave)open，thegreedythiefdidnthesitate.Withinseconds，hehadreachedinsideandrunawaywithabagofshopping.Nomatterhowmanycrimeshe3.____________(commit)，thepolicewerepowerlesstoarresthim.Yousee，thiswasnoordinary4.___________(crime)：itwasachacmababoon(豚尾狒狒).Oncealmostunheardof，5.____________(scene)likethisoneinCapeTownarenowcommonallovertheworld.WithfoxesinLondon，mountainlionsinSanFranciscoandwildpigsinHongKong，itisalmostasifourcitiesare6.____________(take)overbywildanimals.

Peopleoftenwonderaboutthereasonsbehindthismassurban7._____________(migrate).Mostofuswouldassumethaturban8.____________(develop)andclimatechangeareresponsibleforpushingtheanimalsoutoftheirnaturalhabitats.Howevertruethisis，wealsoneedtoconsiderthatsomeoftheseso-called“urbananimals”havenevermovedatall—itswehumans9._______havemovedintotheirterritory.10.____________theygo，animalsfindtownsandcitiesintheirway.Withnowhereelsetomaketheirhomes，theyhavenochoicebut11.____________(move)inwithus.

Yet，for12.________(it)newestandwildestinhabitants，acitycanoffermanybenefits.13._____ourcitiesbecomegreener，theyoffer14._____________(increase)appealingspacestoanimals15._____________(look)fornewhabitats.Outofreachfrommanyoftheirnaturalpredators，thesenewcomersoftenflourishintheirnewcitylives.Today，foxescanbeseenalloverLondon—oneevenbeingfound16.__________(live)onthe72ndflooroftheShardbuildingwhenitwasunder17._________________(construct)!Whatsmore，hungryanimalsarefindingplentytoeatinourgardensandintheleftovers18._________wethrowaway.

Onethingcrucial19.______theincreasingnumberof“urbananimals”istheirability20.__________(adapt).Thereis