Saving Endangered Animals

Look at the Table of Contents. What page does the chapter Success Stories begin on?

• 4

• 22

• 24

• 2

Which animal is NOT discussed in this book?

• American alligator

• bald eagle

• red-eyed tree frog

• northern elephant seal

Which is NOT a reason why alligators almost went extinct?

• Their eggs wouldn't hatch because the shells were too brittle.

• People hunted alligators for their meat and skin.

• Their homes were destroyed by people building houses and roads.

An alligator has as many teeth as _____ people.

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 2

How were the alligators saved?

• People moved away from their habitats.

• Laws were passed to protect the alligators and their habitats.

• Biologists removed alligators from the Endangered Species List.

How does blubber help the northern elephant seal?

• gives it food

• keeps it warm

• makes it swim

• fights off predators

Where do northern elephant seals live?

• along the coast of the Pacific Ocean

• off the coast of Florida

• in the Atlantic Ocean

• along the Mississippi River

Why did the northern elephant seal almost go extinct?

• the couldn't hunt for food

• their habitats got destroyed

• hunters killed them for their blubber

• a disease make them sick

Using the timeline on pages 14-15, how many elephant seals are found today?

• 415

• 2,000

• 15,000

• 175,000

The largest bald eagle's nest was how many feet deep?

• 4,000

• 5

• 20

• 18