Understanding Pink River Dolphins

Understanding Pink River Dolphins

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science, Geography

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Ethan Morris

FREE Resource

The video explores the unique pink river dolphins of the Amazon, highlighting their adaptation to a freshwater environment far from the ocean. Despite the challenges of hunting in flooded forests, these dolphins use sonar to locate prey. Their oceanic ancestors' migration to the Amazon remains a mystery, but the river is now their home.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are pink river dolphins found despite being far from the ocean?

In the Arctic Ocean

In the Amazon River

In the Great Lakes

In the Sahara Desert

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unique feature of pink river dolphins that helps them catch fish?

They use sonar like bats

They can fly

They have sharp claws

They have night vision

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do pink river dolphins navigate in the flooded forest?

By following the stars

By using their sense of smell

By using sonar

By listening to the wind

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is still unknown about the pink river dolphins?

Their swimming speed

When their ancestors arrived in the Amazon

Their lifespan

Their diet

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the current habitat of the pink river dolphins?

The Mississippi River

The Pacific Ocean

The Nile River

The Amazon