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Elephant Run Chapter 11-12 Vocabulary Quiz
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​Nick dawdled at the river's edge. To dawdle means to:
separate
annoy
care
linger, delay
​Maya was stoic when she was told she could not be a Mahout. To be stoic means:
stern, without emotion, serious
Nick dawdled at the river's edge. To dawdle means to:
Maya was stoic when she was told she could not be a Mahout. To be stoic means:
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Animals, Animals There are many kinds of animals. Elk run fast. Elk live in the mountains. Giraffes are tall. Giraffes have spots. Elephants are strong. Elephants have long trunks. Camels live in deserts. Camels can go without water for a long time. Foxes have bushy tails. Foxes live in holes in the ground. Zebras have stripes. Zebras live in grassy places. Hippos live near water. Hippos have almost no hair. Polar bears live in cold places. Polar bears eat seals. There are many kinds of animals.Animals, Animals There are many kinds of animals. The elk is in the deer family. Male elk have large antlers. Elk are excellent swimmers and can run very fast. Giraffes are very tall with long necks. Giraffes have spots all over their bodies and short horns on their heads. Giraffes live in savannas and open woodlands. Elephants are the largest land animals alive today. Elephants have long trunks and ivory tusks. They live in grasslands and forests. Snow leopards live on cold mountains. They have thick fur to stay warm. They hunt wild goats, sheep, and other animals. This camel has a long winter coat. When it is well fed, its humps stand up. The humps fall to one side if the camel has not eaten. Camels live in both hot and cold deserts. The fox is in the dog family. It lives in a burrow. Foxes eat small animals, insects, fruits, and eggs. Unlike dogs, foxes like to hunt alone. The zebra is in the horse family. Zebras have white and black stripes and live in grasslands. Their manes stand straight up on their necks. The great gray kangaroo carries its babies in its pouch. It uses its strong back legs to hop. Kangaroos eat grass and other plants. The hippopotamus spends most of its time in water. It has almost no hair and eats grass and water plants. Its eyes and nostrils stick out so that it can see and breathe when underwater. Polar bears live in cold places. They have thick fur. They eat seals, walruses, small mammals, birds, and fish. There are many kinds of animals.Elephant Elephant and Tiger Part 2 But Tiger was not good at looking where he was going. Tiger fell into a deep hole. He jumped as high as he could. He could not get out. “Help!” cried Tiger. He was not bragging now. Elephant heard Tiger crying for help. He ran as fast as he could. Elephant knocked down a tall tree, lifted it up and put it in the hole. Tiger climbed up the tree and out of the hole. “Thank you, Elephant, ” said Tiger. “I'm the fastest animal here. I'm the best jumper and the best climber and the scariest animal here. But you are the best at something, too.” “What’s that?” said Elephant. “You are the best friend I have,” Tiger said.Elephant BiogeographyElephant on the RampageELEPHANT AND FRIENDSElephant and Tiger Tiger and Elephant were best friends. They did not let bad things bother them. Elephant was very strong. He liked to knock things down. Tiger thought Elephant should not knock things down. But he did not let it bother him, because Elephant was his best friend. Tiger liked to brag about himself.Elephant thought Tiger should not brag about himself. But he did not let it bother him, becauseTiger was his best friend. “Look at me!” braggedTiger.“I am the fastest animal here.”Tiger ran across the grass and back.“You are fast, ” said Elephant. “I am the best jumper here” bragged Tiger. Tiger jumped across the stream and back. “You are a good jumper, ” saidElephant. “How about this?” saidTiger.“I am the best climber here.”Tiger climbed up a tall tree and hung down by his strong claws. Elephant laughed. “You are a very funny tiger!” he said. Tiger opened his mouth wide and showed his big teeth. “I am very scary, too!” he bragged.“I am the scariest animal in the jungle.” “You are scary, ”said Elephant.