Q&A:
1.How does an elephant take baths?
An elephant takes baths by spreading water over its body.
2.How do pigs take baths?
Pigs take bath by soaking, slogging and snorting in the mud.
3.How do birds take baths?
Birds take bath by showering under sprinklers or waterfalls. Besides showering under sprinklers, they preen their feathers. After showering, ducks spread oil on their features so that they will not get soggy and cold.
4.How do bears take baths?
Bears take bath by rolling in dirt or swimming and splashing in streams.
5.How do lions take baths?
Lions take bath by licking their long fur clean and licking a paw and rubbing it over their head and ears.
6.How do chimpanzees take baths?
Chimpanzees take baths by biting and pulling bugs and leaves from each other’s fur.
Chart: Some animals have helpers
animal1 | animal2 | bath |
giraffe | oxpeckers | Oxpeckers help giraffes by pecking away ticks.Giraffes help oxpeckers by giving a meal. |
hippo | fish | Fish help hippos by nibbling algae off a hippo’s skin. Hippos help fish by giving a meal. |
big fish | a cleaner fish | A cleaner fish helps big fish by biting tiny pests off big fish’s scale.Big fish help a cleaner fish by giving a meal. |
a moray eel | a cleaner shrimp | A cleaner shrimp helps a moray eel by picking and eating food off the moray’s teeth. A moray eel helps a cleaner shrimp by giving a meal. |
Animals have their own ways of taking baths. Some use mud and some use water. In the story, elephants take bath by spreading water over its body. Pigs take bath by soaking, slogging and snorting in the mud. That’s interesting. I learn a lot of knowledge from it. Animals take bath in different places and different ways.
Some animals have helpers. Some animals help other animals to take baths and get a meal. In the story, fish help hippos by nibbling algae off a hippo’s skin and hippos give fish a meal. A cleaner fish helps big fish by biting tiny pests off big fish’s scales and big fish help cleaner fish by giving a meal. It’s a win-win. Animals can help each other.
We need to protect animals.We need to provide them natural places to live. In the story, if there’s no cleaner fish, big fish can’t be cleaned so they can be sick. Some animals are useful to other animals and humans. We need to protect the animals to keep the balance of nature.
In conclusion, animals have different ways to take baths. Some animals help each other to take baths and get a meal. We need to protect animals to keep the balance of nature.
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