Lesson 4 The Amazing World of Animals
Animals That Use Tools
People once ____ that only humans can use tools.
Now, scientists are finding out that many animals can also use ____
Macaque Monkeys
If you go to a Buddhist temple in Lop ____ Thailand, watch out for the Macaque monkeys.
They may come to ____ and pull out your hair.
They use human hair to ____ their teeth.
If you are lucky, you may see female ____ that are teaching flossing to their babies.
While the babies are watching, ____ female monkeys floss their teeth very slowly.
This way, the baby monkeys ____ to floss.
Octopuses
____ don’t usually think that octopuses are smart.
However, octopuses are very smart, and ____ can also use tools.
They use coconut ____ for protection.
When they can’t find a good hiding place, they ____ under coconut shells.
Some octopuses even store coconut shells ____ later use.
They pile the coconut ____ and carry them to use later.
____ smart!
Crows
In Aesop’s fable The Thirsty Crow, a crow drops stones into a jar ____ raise the level of water.
You may think this is ____ a story, but it is not.
Scientists who ____ studying crows did an experiment.
They put a jar with water in front ____ a crow.
A worm was ____ on top of the water.
However, the water level was low, ____ the crow could not eat the worm.
The crow solved the ____ just as in the fable.
It dropped stones ____ the jar.
____ you think this bird is special, you are wrong.
Scientists did the same experiment ____ other crows, and they all did the same, too.