45.Most people probably don't feel sympathy for these endangered wetas,_. Sincethe times of the dinosaurs, the slow and clumsy wetas have evolved and survived in an environment where they had no enemies until rats came to the island with European immigrants. Because rats love to hunt and eat wetas, their presence poses a serious threat to the native weta population.
(A)because the weta is a newly discovered insect species
(B)and feel disgusted at the sight of them
(C)but they do need protecting
(D)as they grow too fast