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BearModoc, an Asian elephant in California, USA lived for 75 years. She died in Modoc had also appeared in a couple of television series. She had a long career in the circus. She had saved the life of a lion by dragging its cage out of the tent when a fire broke out.TRANSCRIPT
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Check Yourself!
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
ELEPHANT
KANGAROO
LION
Which mammal lives the longest after man?
BearModoc, an Asian elephant in California, USA lived for 75 years. She died in 1975. Modoc had also appeared in a
couple of television series. She had a long career in the circus. She had saved the life of a lion by dragging its cage
out of the tent when a fire broke out.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
CAMEL
KOALA
MONKEY
BEAR
This mammal gets most of its liquid diet from the food it eats. As a result it usually
does not need to drink water. Name it.
Koalas eat the leaves of a particular variety of eucalyptus tree which give them all the fluid they
need. Hence they do not need to drink water. It's no surprising then that they are called koalas for the
word "koala" means "no water."
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
TWO FEET
FIVE FEET
ONE FEET
TEN FEET
A white rhinoceros horn can measure up to
The length of a rhinoceros horn is almost three times as long as the human arm. It also has a
shorter second horn. If the horns breaks, it grows at the rate of quarter an inch per month.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
TAKE LONGER LEAPS
PROTECT ITSELF FROM TREES
SWAT OFF THE FLIES
BALANCE
While leaping a kangaroo uses its tail to
The tail of the kangaroo helps in balancing. When the kangaroo takes a leap and lands on the ground, it body leans forward and the tail gets stretched out
behind. This does not let the kangaroo tumble. A red kangaroo can leap over seven metres.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
TO FIND ITS WAY IN THE DARK OR UNDERWATER. TO TRAP FISH
TO SENSE DANGER
TO PURIFY THE AIR THAT IT BREATHES
What does a walrus use its whiskers for?
The whiskers of a walrus are very sensitive, which help the animal find its way through murky waters.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: ELEPHANT
RHINOCEROS
CHEETAH CUB
PLATYPUS
Which of these mammals has a thick mane of hair on its back?
A cheetah cub has a thick mane of smoky grey hair until the age of three months. The mane is about
three inches long. This helps the cub to hide among dry grasses.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
WALRUS
DOLPHIN
WHALE
SEAL
The greatest gathering of any one kind of mammal takes place in the Peribilof Islands in the Bering Sea every year. Name the mammal.
Every year one-and-a-half million Alaskan fur seals go to Peribilof islands which are located off the western coast of Canada in the Bering sea to
breed. They produce almost 500,000 pups.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
LEAVES
BAMBOO
HONEY
MEAT
What does a giant panda usually eat?
South-west China is the home of giant pandas. They mainly feed on bamboo and if there is no
bamboo they may starve.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
WILD YAK
POLAR BEAR
PANDA
MOUNTAIN GOAT
Which mammal lives at the highest altitude?
Wild yaks of Tibet and China are normally found at a height of 4,000 m (13,000 feet) in the
Himalayas. They can climb to over 6000 meters (20,000 feet) in search of food. Its thick coat
protects it from the cold.