Evolution of Elephants Listening Task

What was the name of the documentary that the girl was originally planning to make?

• Elephants are Awesome

• Elephant with Tusks

• Elephants or Bust!

• Elephants without Borders

Evolution is the theory that all livings things...

• change over time

• are the best

• adapt to life

• die

Celine is what type of scientist?

• Evolutionary teacher

• Evolutionary chemist

• Evolutionary biologist

• Evolutionary physicist

Between 1977 and 1992, which country was having a civil war?

• Macedonia

• Morocco

• Montana

• Mozambique

What percent of the elephant population were killed between 1977 and 1992?

• 9%

• 90%

• 80%

• 70%

Select all that are correct: Elephant tusks help to...

• defend themselves

• strip tree bark for food

• dig holes for water

• digest food

Choose all that correct: What are the possible outcomes from elephants with tusks being hunted?

• Eventually females will outnumber males

• The species will become extinct

• Tusks will become more expensive

• Elephants will turn into hippopotamuses

Tusks are basically...

• Bones that stick out of the body

• Hard hair

• Overgrown teeth

• Like fingernails

Why do poachers keep hunting elephants for ivory? Select ALL possible answers.

• Ivory is worth a lot of money!

• It is legal

• Ivory can be made into beautiful things like jewellery

• Elephants are easy to hunt

What's the main idea of the video?

• That elephants are evolving because of changes in its environment.

• That elephants are becoming extinct.

• That elephants are turning into another type of animal.

• That elephants make for a good documentary topic.