animals – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com Free ESL English Dictations and Tools for English Learners Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:53:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/ringolingo.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-icon-r.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 animals – Ringo Lingo https://ringolingo.com 32 32 200435589 Lowest Form of Existence or Amazing Creatures? https://ringolingo.com/dictation/lowest-form-of-existence-or-amazing-creatures/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:18:33 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=84 Sloths were originally named after one of the? Seven Deadly Sins and in the 18th Century, the poor sloth was? referred to as “the lowest form of existence”.? However, despite this, sloths are a? very interesting animal.? There are some amazing things we know about sloths? and some interesting things we don’t know.?

We don’t know, for example, how long sloths live for.? We know the oldest sloth in captivity is over? 50 years old, but scientists are yet to follow the lifespan? of a sloth in its natural habitat.?

Of the things we do know, one of the most surprising facts? is that sloths only poop once a week and when they do,? they poop one third of their body weight!?

Other surprising facts about sloths is that they? have an amazingly slow metabolic rate,? taking over 30 days to digest one leaf.? They also travel faster on water than on land.? Sloths are extremely strong, being about? 3 times stronger than a human.?

Sloths are undoubtedly amazing creatures!

]]> 84 Parrots https://ringolingo.com/dictation/parrots/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:29:56 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=42 Parrots are very beautiful birds.? Parrots live in the jungle, and they like eating fruit.? Parrots live in large flocks, and they are very noisy.? Some parrots can talk and they are very clever.? Some parrots are grey and others are? colors like red, yellow and blue.

]]> 42 My Favourite Animal https://ringolingo.com/dictation/my-favourite-animal/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:18:03 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=37 My favorite animal is the cat.? I like cats because they are very cute,? and they are also very independent.? I like cats because they are clever,? and I also like their soft fur.? There are many different types of cats and I love them all!

]]> 37 Hamsters https://ringolingo.com/dictation/hamsters/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:09:20 +0000 https://ringolingo.com/?post_type=dictation&p=30 Hamsters are very cute!? They are small, furry, and very sweet looking.? Some people keep them as pets, but I don’t have one.? Hamsters eat fruit, vegetables and other food.? Hamsters are different colours, some are brown and some are white.? I like them all!

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