General video · Level B2 - Part 3

The world's loneliest bear

The Gobi bear. Fewer than 40 are known to exist.

Level: B2 · 21 sentences

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1. The Gobi bear.
2. Fewer than 40 are known to exist.
3. They are so rarely seen they were thought to be a myth.
4. Life here in the arid heart of Asia...
5. has turned them into one of the toughest animals on earth.
6. They are clinging to existence.
7. In Mongolian, Gobi means waterless place
8. and therein lies the bear's greatest challenge.
9. Sources of water may be 100 miles apart.
10. They face a grueling trek across the desert.
11. In the search for water the bears follow well-trodden paths across this vast desert.
12. And this is why.
13. An oasis.
14. A freshwater spring fed from deep underground.
15. At last, a drink,
16. and a refreshing dip.
17. The oases are a lifeline for the bears,
18. particularly for those that are extremely precious:
19. a Gobi bear cub.
20. The future of these bears rests on just a few individuals.
21. But this young one is a symbol of hope for the Gobi bear.