About 400 Pairs: teacher key

Philippine Eagles, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. Only about 400 pairs of Philippine eagles are thought to be left in the wild. Learn why the eagle has so few young and how rescued eagles are helped.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. About how many pairs are estimated to be left in the wild?
   • About 4,000
   • About 40
   • About 400 (answer)
2. What is the biggest danger to Philippine eagles?
   • Losing forest (answer)
   • Cold weather
   • Too much rain
3. How many young does a pair usually raise every two years?
   • Five
   • Three
   • One (answer)
4. What happens to rescued eagles when they are healthy?
   • They are sold
   • They are set free (answer)
   • They stay in cages
5. Why is it hard for the number of eagles to grow fast?
   • A pair raises few young (answer)
   • They have no nests
   • They do not eat

Words

• estimated: a careful guess
• rare: very few
• captivity: care by people
• rescued: helped and saved
• dipterocarp: a giant tree