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The giant panda is one of the most famousfamous (adj)Known and recognized by many people.≈ Synonym: well-known🇺🇿UZ: mashhur🇷🇺RU: знаменитый, известный and loved animals in the world. With its black-and-white furfur (noun)The soft, thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals.≈ Synonym: coat of hair🇺🇿UZ: jun, mo'yna🇷🇺RU: мех, шерсть and round face, the panda has become a symbolsymbol (noun)Something that represents or stands for a bigger idea.≈ Synonym: icon, emblem🇺🇿UZ: ramz, timsol🇷🇺RU: символ of wildlife protectionwildlife protectionThe work of keeping wild animals and their homes safe.≈ Synonym: conservation of animals🇺🇿UZ: yovvoyi tabiatni muhofaza qilish🇷🇺RU: охрана дикой природы. But this beautiful animal was once in great danger of disappearingdisappear (verb)Ceasing to exist or no longer being seen.≈ Synonym: vanishing🇺🇿UZ: yo'qolib borish, yo'q bo'lib ketish🇷🇺RU: исчезновение forever.
Giant pandas live in the mountainsmountain (noun)Very high areas of land, higher than hills.≈ Synonym: peaks🇺🇿UZ: tog'lar🇷🇺RU: горы of centralcentral (adj)In or near the middle of a place.≈ Synonym: middle🇺🇿UZ: markaziy🇷🇺RU: центральный China. They spend most of their time in forestsforest (noun)Large areas of land covered with trees.≈ Synonym: woodlands🇺🇿UZ: o'rmonlar🇷🇺RU: леса filled with bamboobamboo (noun)A tall plant with a hard, hollow stem, used as food by pandas.≈ Synonym: cane plant🇺🇿UZ: bambuk🇷🇺RU: бамбук, which is their main foodmain foodThe most important thing that an animal or person usually eats.≈ Synonym: primary diet🇺🇿UZ: asosiy oziq-ovqat🇷🇺RU: основная пища. In fact, pandas eat for many hours each day — sometimes up to 12 hours — because bamboo does not give them much energyenergy (noun)The power needed for the body to be active and do things.≈ Synonym: power, strength🇺🇿UZ: energiya, kuch-quvvat🇷🇺RU: энергия. An adultadult (noun)A fully grown person or animal.≈ Synonym: grown, mature one🇺🇿UZ: voyaga yetgan, kattalar🇷🇺RU: взрослый panda can eat more than 10 kilogramskilogram (noun)A unit for measuring weight, equal to 1,000 grams.≈ Synonym: kg🇺🇿UZ: kilogramm🇷🇺RU: килограмм of bamboo in one day!
For many years, the number of giant pandas became smallersmall (adj)Reduced in size or number; not as large as before.≈ Synonym: reduced, fewer🇺🇿UZ: kichikroq, kamayib borgan🇷🇺RU: меньше, уменьшившийся and smaller. This was mainlymain (adv)Mostly; for the most important reason.≈ Synonym: mostly🇺🇿UZ: asosan🇷🇺RU: в основном because people were cutting downcut down (verb)Removing trees by chopping them, usually to clear land.≈ Synonym: chopping down🇺🇿UZ: kesib tashlamoq (daraxtlarni)🇷🇺RU: вырубать лес forests to build farmsfarm (noun)Areas of land used for growing crops or raising animals.≈ Synonym: agricultural land🇺🇿UZ: fermalar🇷🇺RU: фермы, roads, and towns. As a resultas a resultBecause of this; as a consequence.≈ Synonym: consequently🇺🇿UZ: natijada🇷🇺RU: в результате, pandas lostlose (verb)No longer had something that was once possessed.≈ Synonym: no longer had🇺🇿UZ: yo'qotdi🇷🇺RU: потеряли their homes and had less food. At one point, fewer thanfewer thanLess than a certain number.≈ Synonym: less than🇺🇿UZ: dan kam🇷🇺RU: менее чем 1,000 pandas were left in the wildin the wildLiving in a natural environment, not in captivity.≈ Synonym: in nature, uncaptive🇺🇿UZ: yovvoyi tabiatda🇷🇺RU: в дикой природе.
However, the story of the giant panda is also a story of hopehope (noun)A feeling that something good may happen in the future.≈ Synonym: optimism🇺🇿UZ: umid🇷🇺RU: надежда. In recent decadesrecent decadesThe last few periods of ten years.≈ Synonym: the last several decades🇺🇿UZ: so'nggi o'n yilliklar🇷🇺RU: последние десятилетия, the Chinese government and internationalinternational (adj)Involving more than one country.≈ Synonym: global, worldwide🇺🇿UZ: xalqaro🇷🇺RU: международный groups have worked hard to protectprotect (verb)To keep someone or something safe from harm.≈ Synonym: safeguard🇺🇿UZ: himoya qilmoq🇷🇺RU: защищать pandas. Large areas of forest have been turned into nature reservesnature reserveAreas of land protected in order to look after plants and animals.≈ Synonym: wildlife reserves🇺🇿UZ: tabiat qo'riqxonalari🇷🇺RU: природные заповедники where pandas can live safely. Special breeding centresbreeding centrePlaces where animals are cared for so they can produce young ones.≈ Synonym: reproduction facilities🇺🇿UZ: urchitish markazlari🇷🇺RU: центры разведения have helped to raiseraise (verb)To take care of young animals or children until they grow up.≈ Synonym: bring up, rear🇺🇿UZ: boqib katta qilmoq🇷🇺RU: выращивать young pandas, some of which are releasedrelease (verb)Let go free, especially back into a natural environment.≈ Synonym: set free, let go🇺🇿UZ: ozod qilingan, tabiiy muhitga qaytarilgan🇷🇺RU: выпущены на волю into the wild.
Thanks to these efforts, the giant panda is no longer considered “endangeredendangered (adj)At risk of disappearing completely, especially a species of animal.≈ Synonym: at risk of extinction🇺🇿UZ: yo'q bo'lib ketish xavfi ostida🇷🇺RU: находящийся под угрозой исчезновения,” although it is still at riskat riskIn a situation where something bad, such as harm or loss, could happen.≈ Synonym: in danger🇺🇿UZ: xavf ostida🇷🇺RU: в опасности, под угрозой. The panda reminds us how important it is to protect nature and that, with care and effort, we can help save animals from extinctionextinction (noun)The complete disappearance of a species from the Earth.≈ Synonym: dying out🇺🇿UZ: yo'q bo'lib ketish🇷🇺RU: вымирание.