Wildlife Wonders Day 3: Making connections

BOTH authors focus their selections on animal behaviors that-

• affect an animals diet

• happen only at certain times of year

• demonstrate cooperation

• are important to an animal's survival

Which conclusion is best supported by both selections?

• Studing animals helps researchers learn why animals do what they do.

• Animals often act in ways that cannot be explained.

• The senses of animals are etter developed than those of humans.

• Hot weather affects an animals food supply and comfort.

Which behavior did scienctist observe amound the dolphins that was NOT observed amount the koalas?

• Behaving in a way that is out of the ordinary.

• Teaching a behavior to their young

• Avoiding predators by staying close to home

• Decreasing actvity to conserve energy

Based on the way information is presented in "Keeping Cool" and "Spongers of the Sea," both authors most likely are-

• concerned by the safety of certain animals

• curious about the technology used by certain scientists

• impressed by the unique ways certain animals use their surroundings

• surprised by extreme conditions animals must survive