Amur and Timur

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/amur-and-timur

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of safari park?Primorye, Far East of Russia
2. What is the amur's scientific name?Panthera tigris altaica
3. Where did Amur and Timur live?They lived in a safari park in the Primorye region of the Russian Far East, an area with forests and mountains.
4. Why did Amur and Timur become friends?Timur was bold and didn't show fear, and Amur was curious and didn't want to eat him, so they started to play and even sleep together.

Apex Predator: An animal at the top of the food chain with no natural predators.
Interspecies Coexistence: The state of different species living together in the same environment.
Behavioral Anomalies: Actions or patterns of behavior that are unusual or deviate from the norm.