Zookeeping

How are horses and zebras the same?

• They are hoofed animals.

• Their behaviors are similar.

• Their body structure is similar.

• All of the above.

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What is the scariest thing that has happened to Jeff, the zookeeper?

• He was chased by a lion.

• He was run over by a giraffe.

• He was bitten by a crocodile.

• He was squeezed by a python.

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How does a zookeeper use observational skills?

• to see if an animal is sick

• to see if an animal is going to give birth

• to see if an animal is dangerous

• all of the above

What in Jeff's early life prepared him for working in a zoo?

• liking hoofed animals

• growing up on a farm

• working independently

• knowing body structures

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What is a mixed species exhibit?

• a place where different animals live safely together

• a place where different animals are mixed in every day

• a place where all the same species live

• a place where different hoofed animals live

What did not happen in the story that Jeff told about helping deliver a giraffe calf?

• The calf moved easily through the birth canal.

• The calf didn't want to nurse.

• The calf wasn't breathing.

• The calf bonded with Jeff.

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Why do animals live longer now?

• Zookeepers work independently.

• There are more zookeepers.

• Zoo care has made much progress.

• Zoos have gotten much bigger.

The book said that the zookeepers follow a routine with the animals. What is a routine?

• a schedule that changes very little every day

• something that takes them to the animals home

• a way of keeping the animals in a certain place

• orders they give to the animal with a tap of a stick

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Giraffes sleep ____________________.

• with their legs tucked under them

• for 10 to 15 minutes

• with their head on their hip

• all of the above

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Why don't zookeepers have a lot of contact with baby animals to make them friendly?

• It's better for them to behave like the animal they really are.

• The babies can be very dangerous to the zookeeper.

• They don't know when the mothers will give birth.

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