Sable

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/sable

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 scientific name?Martes zibellina
2. What is the diet?Omnivore; primarily small mammals (rodents, voles), birds, insects, berries, and nuts
3. Where do sables live?Sables live in forests across Eurasia, from the Ural Mountains and Siberia to the Pacific coast, Mongolia, China, North Korea, and Hokkaido in Japan.
4. What do sables eat?Sables eat a mix of foods. They eat small mammals, birds and eggs, insects, berries, and nuts, and their diet changes with the seasons.

Mustelid: A member of the family Mustelidae, which includes weasels, badgers, otters, and martens.
Crepuscular: Describes animals that are most active during twilight (dawn and dusk).
Delayed Implantation: A reproductive strategy where the fertilized egg's development is paused before implanting in the uterus.