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Animal Parenting – Teaching and Feeding

Explore how different animals feed and teach their young to become independent.

Module

Life Cycles & Reproduction (plants and Animals)

Age

Age 8

Duration

8 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    How do parent birds feed their chicks in the nest?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    What do mammal mothers produce to feed their newborn young?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    Why do lion cubs stay with the pride for a long time?

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    Some animals, like otters, teach their young to swim by guiding them in the water.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each animal parent to the skill it teaches its young.

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