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Why elephants never forget?

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do elephant herds with older matriarchs have better survival rates?

a)

They are stronger when fighting other matriarchs

b)

They have more life experience to draw on when facing problems

c)

They will die sooner and their remains will feed the herd

d)

They have more offspring, which increases the size of the herd

2.

Which of the following is NOT a method of elephant communication?

a)

Infrasound rumbles that travel through the ground

b)

Body signals

c)

Echolocation

d)

Vocalization

3.

Which of the following is something that no other animals besides elephants and humans do?

a)

Mourning their dead

b)

Distinguishing musical tones

c)

Remembering individual herd members

d)

Showing empathy

4.

What are some threats to elephants' survival?

a)

Habitat destruction

b)

Ivory trade

c)

Mistreatment in captivity

d)

All of the above

5.

Choose the correct synonym for "unlike"

Unlike many proverbs, the one about elephant memory is scientifically accurate

a)

Away from

b)

Contrary

c)

Distant from

d)

Differences

6.

What does "cues" mean?

a)

a clue

b)

a signal

c)

a hint

d)

a premonition

7.

What does "bonded" mean"?

Elephants have also recognized humans they have bonded with after decades

a)

to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond

b)

to unite or connect

c)

to form a close relationship especially through frequent association

d)

to remember

8.

Elephants can suffer post-traumatic stress disorder

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Elephants can not recognize themselves in the mirror

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What are some ways in which elephants show empathy and a sense of justice?

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11.

What are some ways that elephants' excellent memory helps their survival?

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