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Pho t o Ess ay

Genre Study
A photo essay presents
information with photographs
and text. Look for

• photographs that are


supported by the text.

• paragraphs of information
with details that support the
main idea.

Main Idea

detail detail detail

Comprehension
Strategy
Summarize or review the main
points of the selection, to help
you understand and remember
what you read.

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olves howl and yap and growl.
A coyote lifts its head and howls.
Wolves and coyotes don’t use words.
But they do send messages with
sounds and smells and in other ways.
All animals tell each other things.
They communicate.

An angry wolf raises its back and


walks with its legs stiff. With its body,
the wolf shows other wolves what it is
feeling.

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A wolf sniffs the
snow for smells left
by other wolves. A
male deer rubs against a
tree, leaving his smell there. The
smell tells other deer, “Stay away
from here.”

Animals don’t talk as we do.


But they have many different ways
of communicating with each other.

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Three white-tailed deer f lick their tails
up as they race across a stream. The snowy
white tails alert other deer to danger. The
signal means, “Run! Follow me!”
A little pika communicates danger, too.
It calls out a loud warning, “Eeek!” Other
pikas run to safety.

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Crack! Two bull elk crash horns.
“Which one of us is the boss?” they
communicate to each other. “Let’s
see which one is stronger.”
Two arctic hares send the same
message. The large, woolly hares
jump up and hit at each other with
their paws.

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Insects also communicate. A
praying mantis makes itself look as big
as it can. This is a warning that says,
“Better leave me alone.”

Even a caterpillar has things to


say. This swallowtail caterpillar can
give off a bad smell that helps keep
enemies away.

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The light of the male firefly says,
“Here I am.” To a female passing by,
his signal says, “Come over here.”

The male spider, the smaller of


these two, walks carefully on the
female spider’s web. “I am your kind
of spider—–not your food,” his steps
say. Then she lets him come in. The
red shape on her belly tells us that she
is a poisonous black widow spider.

Three baby robins open their


mouths wide for a meal of worms.
“Feed me,” the open mouths signal.
“Feed me! Feed me!”

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Barn swallows chatter on a
branch. Chinstrap penguins seem to
have a lot to say. But no one knows
just what the birds are saying. We can
only guess. What do you think they
are talking about?

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Big birds called albatrosses are
getting to know each other. They clap
their bills and move around. These
birds are also called gooney birds.
A male gooney bird dances for his
mate. He twists his wings and bows
his head. “Will you be my mate?” his
dance says.
“Yes, I’ll be your mate,” she lets
him know. After a while, he hugs her
with his neck.

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Two male elephant seals rise up in a
crowd of females. The males, called bulls,
snort and roar through their big noses.
“This group is mine!” one bull roars.
“No, no. It is mine!” the other roars.
The females don’t seem to notice all
the noise.

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Even under the sea, animals communicate
with each other. Three humpback whales—–a
baby, a female, and a male—–are swimming
along together. The male sings a loud song.
“Here I am,” says his song.
A beluga whale chirps and clicks. Its sounds
made sailors think of a songbird. They used to
call the beluga “the canary of the sea.”

Two sea mammals called manatees meet


and touch whiskers underwater. Manatees
often kiss like this when they greet each
other. They also chirp and squeal.
Who ever would have thought that
animals could have so much to say! On the
ground, in the air, and under the water,
they are sending signals.

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An older female grooms the hair of a young
chimpanzee. She picks out pieces of dry skin with
her fingers. Chimpanzees often comfort each
other by grooming. “I like you,” their touch says.
A young owl pecks an adult, begging to be fed.
All animals communicate, using sight, sound,
touch, and smell. Next time you see birds, or
squirrels, or cats, or dogs, watch them closely.
What do they have to say?

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1 1. What is the main idea of “How Animals
Talk”? MAIN IDEA

2 What are some ways that wolves communicate


with each other? IMPORTANT DETAILS

3 Think about how some animals communicate


with each other. How is it similar to the way that
humans communicate? MAKE COMPARISIONS

4 How can you tell that the author wants the


reader to study nature? DRAW CONCLUSIONS

5 WR ITE What is similar about the ways that


two bull elk and two arctic hares communicate?
Give examples to explain your answer.
SHORT RESPONSE

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