CFA: Q1 LA - Required

Humpback whales teach their young how to fish

Humpback whales are smart creatures

Humpback whales always travel in groups

Humpback whales must catch a lot of fish quickly in order to survive

“Most of the time, they plow through the ocean with their huge mouths open, scooping up thousands of tiny shrimplike creatures called krill.” (paragraph 1)

“When they spot a school of herring, the humpbacks dive into the depths and close in on the fish frombelow.” (paragraph 2)

“Each time they go fishing, the same whales play the same roles: bubble blower, first caller, and soon.” (paragraph 19)

“Thanks to Dr. Sharpe and his co-workers, we now know something about humpback intelligence.” (paragraph

20)

She explains the different jobs that whales have while they are feeding.

She describes the tools used by scientists to conduct research on whales.

She explains what scientists used to believe about whale behavior.

She describes the types of fish whales prefer to eat.

“Most of the time, they plow through the ocean with their huge mouths open, scooping up thousands of tiny shrimplike creatures called krill.”(paragraph 1)

“Most researchers thought the humpbacks were fighting over the fish.”(paragraph 6)

“Using an underwater microphone, the research team recorded the sounds of the whales.” (paragraph 11)

“Each time they go fishing, the same whales play the same roles:bubble blower, first caller, and so on.” (paragraph 19)

Whales often fight one another for food.

Whales make sounds to frighten fish.

Whales wave their flippers when they eat.

Whales only eat shrimplike creatures called krill.

“Scientists wanted to know more about how the whales fed on schools of fish.” (paragraph 4)

“The researchers also used the Crittercam, a video camera that can be attached harmlessly to the back of a whale.” (paragraph 5)

“Over the years, the research group has seen that humpback whales often live and hunt together for years.” (paragraph 19)

“Thanks to Dr. Sharpe and his co-workers, we now know something about humpback intelligence.” (paragraph 20)

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difficult

exhausting

risky