Vocabulary
This word means a huge ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
What is “tsunami”?
This baby animal was separated from his mother by a tsunami.
Who is Owen?
This natural disaster is what caused Owen to be swept out to sea.
What is the tsunami?
Owen followed this tortoise everywhere, just like he would follow his mother.
Who is Mzee?
This term describes two animals helping each other survive.
What is “symbiosis”?
This word describes someone or something that does not belong and is not welcome.
What is “intruder”?
This 318-kilogram tortoise became Owen’s unexpected friend.
Who is Mzee?
This place became Owen’s new home after his rescue.
What is Haller Park?
This action describes how Owen touched Mzee gently at night.
What is “tickle”?
In the crocodile-plover relationship, this is the benefit for the crocodile.
What is “having its teeth cleaned”?
This word means a working or helping relationship between two animals.
What is “symbiosis”?
These people rescued Owen when he was stranded on the coral reef.
Who are the villagers of Malindi?
Owen did this when he first arrived at Haller Park—workers were amazed.
What is “hid behind Mzee”?
These are two things Owen and Mzee did together every day.
What are “eat, sleep, swim, or play together”?
In symbiosis, this is what happens if the two animals need each other to live.
What is “they depend on each other for survival”?
This is the hard structure made from the skeletons of tiny sea creatures where Owen was found.
What is “coral reef”?
Answer: This small bird cleans the crocodile’s teeth.
What is the plover?
This is the reason Owen could not return to the wild.
What is “He had not learned to take care of himself”?
This is one reason scientists believe Owen bonded with Mzee.
➡ What is “Mzee’s round shape and coloring reminded Owen of his mother”?
This is why the crocodile does NOT close its jaws when the plover is inside.
What is “it patiently lets the bird eat harmful animals from its teeth”?