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Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo

Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo

The Dodo

4M views 5 years ago

Warm-up Questions

What do you think otter mothers do to protect their babies?
How do animal mothers and human mothers seem similar?
What do you expect to learn from a video called "Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets"?

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Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo

Newborn otter pups and seaweed blankets (00:00 – 00:55)

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1. Why do otter moms have to carry their pups around?

Because the pups sleep all day
Because the pups are too heavy to walk
Because the pups are born not knowing how to swim
Because the pups are afraid of seaweed

2. How much can baby otters eat in a day?

Only a few small fish
Up to a quarter of their body weight
Up to half of their body weight
Less than their mothers

3. Why do otter moms wrap their pups in seaweed?

To teach them to swim
To keep them safe and secure
To keep them warm underwater
To help them find food

Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo

Family life, sleep, and tool use (00:55 – 02:05)

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1. What is an otter group called?

A pack
A school
A pod
A raft

2. About how many hours a day do otters spend sleeping or resting?

5 hours
15 hours
11 hours
8 hours

3. What do otters use rocks for?

To make sounds underwater
To protect their babies from birds
To build nests
To open mollusks and clams

Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo

Special body features and final message (02:05 – 03:09)

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1. What do otters have instead of a layer of blubber?

Long feathers
Thick fur
Hard shells
Scales

2. What does the video say otters can close when they go underwater?

Their nostrils and ears
Their fur pockets
Their paws and tail
Their eyes and mouth

3. What is one main idea at the end of the video?

Otters are completely different from humans
Seaweed is the most important ocean plant
Otter moms and human moms share something in common
Only humans are caring mothers

Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo

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1. What is the main purpose of the video?

To show how to train otters
To describe the dangers of seaweed
To explain how otter mothers care for their babies
To compare many different sea animals

2. Which behavior shows that otters use tools?

They wrap babies in seaweed
They close their ears underwater
They use rocks to open clams
They hold hands while sleeping

3. How does the video mostly describe otters?

As lonely sea animals
As animals that cannot survive in water
As dangerous hunters
As playful and well adapted animals

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Otter Moms Wrap Their Babies in Seaweed Blankets | The Dodo

Which fact about otter mothers did you find most interesting, and why?
Do you think otters and humans are similar as parents? Why or why not?
What animal adaptations in the video help otters live well in the ocean?
If you made a short video about another animal parent, which animal would you choose and what would you show?

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