Animals and their Tools 1
Give an example of an animal that uses a rock as a tool.
1) Capuchin Monkey
2) Chimpanzee
3) Sea Otter
4) Octopus
5) New Caledonian Crow
6) Orangutan
7) Orange-dotted Tuskfish
Why do tool-using animals like to eat nuts?
Nuts are an important food for many animals.
Nuts are a healthy food.
Name a tool that you use at school.
Answer in a complete sentence.
"One tool I use at school is ___________."
or
"A tool I use at school is ____________."
pencil, ruler, scissors, glue stick, multiplication table, etc.
True or False: Sea otters do NOT use the same rock as a tool more than one time.
FALSE
The book says,
"...a sea otter finds a rock that makes a good tool..."
"It can then use the same rock again and again."
True or False:
Sea otters pick up rocks and use the rock as a hammer ( martillo ) to smash shellfish with the rock.
FALSE
A sea otters will smash the shellfish on the rock.
Name two animals that use tools for safety.
Orangutans
Octopus
How is the New Caledonian crow's tool use different from other animals that use tools?
The crows don't just find a tool and use it, they make tools by modifying objects. For example, they shape tools by tearing off pieces of leaves, sticks, or their own feathers. They look at a problem and create the right tool to solve the problem.
Why do animals like New Caledonian crows or chimpanzees use thin, flexible tools to obtain food?
Because insects live or hide in dead wood or in the ground. A thin, flexible tool can pull them out.
Did you do your homework?
If you did, you can answer this question:
Do Capuchin monkeys use tools as weapons ( armas )?
YES.
Wild capuchin monkeys, particularly in Brazil, usually use rocks as tools for cracking nuts and foraging rather than as weapons, BUT they may throw them to intimidate others.
True or False:
Termite fishing is so easy, even a dumb person can do it.
FALSE
It takes young chimpanzees a LONG TIME to learn how to fish for termites by watching their mothers do it.
An octopus does not have a backbone. Animals without backbones are called "invertebrates."
TRUE
You have a backbone. You are a "vertebrate." Octopuses do not. They are "invertebrates."
What tool does a wild elephant use? How do they use that tool?
They use tree branches to shoo away flying insects.
How do orangutans use leaves as a tool?
Explain.
Orangutans hold leaves in front of their mouths while they make a "kiss squeak" sound. The leaf gives the "kiss squeak" a deep, low tone. The deep, low tone makes the orangutan sound like he or she is a larger animal. That scares away a predator.
Name one body part that MOST animals use to get food or stay safe.
1) claws
2) teeth
Why do beavers cut down trees?
Beavers cut down trees because the food they eat is the leaves at the top of the tree. They also use tree sticks and branches to make their homes.