Morning Starters: Spring 2 - Riotous Rainforest
Clip Description
The Amazon river dolphin (also known as the boto, bufeo, or pink river dolphin) is a rare and beautiful creature. Using sonar and its delicate whiskers, this intelligent mammal can detect fish that hide among the submerged tree roots in the murky forest floodwaters. In local Amazonian folklore, pink river dolphins are often surrounded by myths and legends. Some stories depict them as magical beings, capable of transforming into handsome men.
Credit: BBC Two - Earth's Greatest Rivers
Word Challenge
Identify the words below that have a spelling error and rewrite each one with the correct spelling:
- inteligent
- merky
- submerged
- mistical
Grammar Challenge
Rewrite the sentence below, adding a fronted adverbial.
The mystical mammal hunted for fish.
Example: In the murky floodwater, the mystical mammal hunted for fish.
Number Challenge
A pink river dolphin swam at a steady speed of 8 kilometres per hour whilst hunting.
If it started hunting at 19:30 and finished hunting at 23:00, how far did it travel during this time?
Critical Thinking
Pink river dolphins will sometimes swim and play alongside local children, who live along the banks of the mighty Amazon river.
Would you like to swim alongside a pink river dolphin? Why? Why not?