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Vocabulary
Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Comprehension 3
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Angry that another has what you do not.
What is jealous
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What kind of place is Camp Leaky?
A camp for orphaned orangutans
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What do baby orangutans eat? (3 things)
Fruit, plants, and bugs
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How is the orangutan's nest different from the nests of other great apes?
Orangutans build a rood on top to keep out the rain.
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Disapproval or unhappiness.
What is displeasure
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What are 3 ways that baby orangutans and human babies are alike?
They drink milk, they are messy eaters, and they are helpless for the first few years.
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How can you tell if orangutans are best friends?
Three or four hang around together.
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Coordination involves balance of the body and being able to move body parts skillfully. Why is coordination important to orangutans?
Since they belong in the trees and live in the rain forest canopy, orangutans must be coordinated to move along the trees.
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The ability to move gracefully/smooth movements of parts.
What is coordination
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How long does it take baby orangutans to learn to live on their own?
Seven to eight years.
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Why do baby orangutans in this story need a babysitter?
Because they cannot live without their mothers.
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Why is bath time for the orangutans no fun for the babysitters?
The apes don't like to get wet and will scream and bite.
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Taken secretly.
What is smuggled
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When does a babysitter's job end?
When the ape can go off an live alone in the rain forest.
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What is a sign that a baby orangutan is ready to go off on its own?
It is old enough to sleep alone in the forest.
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The babysitter wears a hat to protect herself in case of rain. How may an orangutan protect itself in a similar situation?
They will hold a leaf over its head.
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Close to no longer existing.
What is endangered
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Why is it good that older orangutans live near Camp Leaky? What purpose do they serve for the orphan orangutans?
They can teach the orphan's skills that the humans can't teach them.
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Why do the babysitters take the orangutans orphans to the forest every day?
So they learn that they belong in the trees.
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What face do angry orangutans make?
They stick out their lips and make kissing noises to show their displeasure.