Dolphin Parenting

People and animals that __________ for themselves survive without help.

• fend

• status

• cowered

• benefit

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

__________ is the level of importance a person or animal has within its social group.

• Status

• Cowered

• Benefit

• Clan

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A ________________________ is a group of people or animals who are usually members of the same family.

• clan

• restore

• reconcile

• enabled

Baby dolphins are born with the ability to mimic whatever their mother does.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.1-LS1-2

A baby dolphin is called a

• kit

• pup

• calf

• kid

What is the most important skill a mother dolphin must teach her calf?

• how to find food

• how to have fun

• how to find other dolphins

• how to swim fast

What do dolphins eat?

• seaweed

• sharks

• clams

• a variety of fish

What is echolocation?

• the location of where a mother dolphin births her calf

• a process that permits dolphins to send out sound waves that when they hit an object, are bounced back, allowing them to identify the location, shape, and size of such object.

• sounds that a predator is coming

• a process of coming to the surface of the water to breathe and call out to their mate

Why is it so important that calves mimic their mothers?

• Mother dolphins will only give her calves milk if they mimic her.

• They need to learn the whistle sound from her.

• She wants her calves to play games with her.

• She teaches her calves the dolphin ways of life, including survival skills.

Why is hydroplaning a good skill for young dolphins to learn?

• It will develop their swimming skills.

• It will help them escape danger.

• It is an effective technique for catching fish.

• It is a strategy they use for finding other young dolphins to play with.