Shearwater

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/shearwater

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?Genera Ardenna and Puffinus
2. What are shearwaters and where do they live?Shearwaters are seabirds that spend most of their lives on the ocean. They can be found in all major oceans, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
3. How do shearwaters fly so far without flapping a lot?They have long, narrow wings that let them glide using wind. This helps them travel long distances with very little flapping.

Pelagic: Relating to or inhabiting the open ocean, far from the coast.
Dynamic Soaring: A flight technique used by seabirds to gain energy from wind gradients over the ocean.
Cephalopods: A group of marine animals including squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish.