Who Looks After the Babies?: teacher key

Baby Animals, grade 3 edition, written for 3rd grade. Penguin dads, panda moms, sea turtles and whales all care for their young in different ways. See who stays and who goes back to sea.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Who keeps the emperor penguin egg warm?
   • The dad, on top of his feet (answer)
   • The mom, in the sea
   • A fish
2. When does a black bear cub drink its mother's milk?
   • Only in summer
   • All winter, in the den (answer)
   • Never
3. How long does a humpback calf stay close to its mother?
   • About a year (answer)
   • About a day
   • About a week
4. A chick lives on yolk for its first days. What does that mean for its parents?
   • The chick does not need feeding at first (answer)
   • The chick eats fish
   • The chick is blind
5. What does weaned mean here?
   • No longer drinking mother's milk (answer)
   • Born in a den
   • Very rich

Words

• weaned: no more milk
• yolk: egg food
• algae: water plants
• den: animal home