Animals

This clever beast can identify different symbols three years after learning them

• a squirrel
• a raccoon
• an orangutan
• a wolf

This animal is notorious for mimicking noises and human speech

• a crow
• an African grey parrot
• a bottlenose dolphin
• an elephant

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This animal can pick out variations in human tone of voice

• a border collie
• a wolf
• a pig
• a crow

These animals are thought to never forget a navigational route

• a rat
• a pig
• an elephant
• a bottlenose dolphin

This animal has a good sense of direction and can find its way over long distances

• a bottlenose dolphin
• an orangutan
• a pig
• an elephant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

These animals can communicate with people through the use of symbols and sounds

• a rat
• an orangutan
• a bottlenose dolphin
• a raccoon

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

This furry creature can learn a whole sequence of actions

• a rat
• an orangutan
• a squirrel
• a wolf

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

This conniving animal can recall solutions to complex problems

• a wolf
• a border collie
• a raccoon
• a squirrel

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

This animal has shown self-awareness by recognizing its image in a mirror

• a crow
• a bottlenose dolphin
• a border collie
• an orangutan

This animal may have better short-term memory than many humans

• a pig
• a chimpanzee
• an elephant
• a bottlenose dolphin

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9