WorksheetsDolphin Parenting
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
People and animals that __________ for themselves survive without help.
fend
status
cowered
benefit
__________ is the level of importance a person or animal has within its social group.
Status
Cowered
Benefit
Clan
A ________________________ is a group of people or animals who are usually members of the same family.
clan
restore
reconcile
enabled
Baby dolphins are born with the ability to mimic whatever their mother does.
True
False
A baby dolphin is called a
kit
pup
calf
kid
What is the most important skill a mother dolphin must teach her calf?
how to find food
how to have fun
how to find other dolphins
how to swim fast
What do dolphins eat?
seaweed
sharks
clams
a variety of fish
What is echolocation?
the location of where a mother dolphin births her calf
a process that permits dolphins to send out sound waves that when they hit an object, are bounced back, allowing them to identify the location, shape, and size of such object.
sounds that a predator is coming
a process of coming to the surface of the water to breathe and call out to their mate
Why is it so important that calves mimic their mothers?
Mother dolphins will only give her calves milk if they mimic her.
They need to learn the whistle sound from her.
She wants her calves to play games with her.
She teaches her calves the dolphin ways of life, including survival skills.
Why is hydroplaning a good skill for young dolphins to learn?
It will develop their swimming skills.
It will help them escape danger.
It is an effective technique for catching fish.
It is a strategy they use for finding other young dolphins to play with.
If a dolphin has mastered the art of hydroplaning what do they do?
They toss the catch, play with it, and parade it underwater.
They do flips in the air.
They parade with other dolphins.
They eat the fish all the other dolphins give them.
What is the last thing the dolphin calf learns from their mom?
Always share your fish catch of the day.
Come up to breathe every hour.
Playing with your food is not only ok, it gives you status with your fellow dolphins.
If you need help, just keep swimming.
If a situation __________ people or animals, it gave them what they needed in order to do something.
enabled
posture
master
technique
Female dolphins are called bulls.
True
False
Dolphins use what to breathe?
a blowhole on top of their heads
gills
special muscles situated between their limbs and lungs
by absorbing the oxygen in water directly through their skin
