Vocabulary
a scientist who studies ocean life means...
marine biologist
Tell me humpbacks personalities
Lighthearted
Intelligent
Do you think humans and animals understand each other? If yes, why? if no, why not?
•When humans and tamed animals live together for a long time, they often become able to interpret each other’s moods, thoughts, and emotions as communicated through sound, movement, and body language.
What are flippers?
What is its function?
Two parts like arms of sea creatures. It is designed to help whales breach and leap.
Whales work in teams for what...
Hunt fish
What are some ways animals communicate with each other?
•Animals communicate with sounds, body language, and movements.
The songs went to the scientists head and bones means...
A: The songs are touching.
B: The songs are literally gone to the head and bones
B --> figurative writing
Did the songs of whales change over time?
Yes, researchers have also found that humpback whale songs are different in different parts of the world, perhaps like whale national anthems. They may also be like hit tunes on the radio, changing over time
Tell me how you and your pets communicated.
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There is still so much the scientists don’t know, and years of study lie ahead for whale researchers.
What does it mean by "lie ahead" in this context?
to be in the future
What are TWO characteristics of whales' songs?
Long and complicated.
Do you think humpback whales want to study human beings too? why or why not?
From paragraph G, while he was snorkeling some distance from the huge animal, it approached him until it was just a few meters away. It then gently carried Nicklin toward its eye with a flipper, as if examining him. Apparently, the urge to understand a different species goes both ways.
Tell me three new vocabulary words.
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Why do the humpback whales sing?
They sing for unknown reasons. For letting other males know they are in the area maybe.
Tell me one thing you have learned from the story.
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