Nature's Amazing Parents
In the wild, baby animals need a lot of help to survive. Just like human parents, many animal parents work hard to keep their babies safe, warm, and well-fed. This help is called parental care. Not all animals look after their young, but those that do have many interesting ways of doing it.
Mammals are some of the most dedicated parents in the animal kingdom. When a mammal is born, it usually stays very close to its mother. This is because mammals produce milk to feed their babies. A mother bear, for example, will spend the whole winter in a cozy den with her cubs. She keeps them warm with her thick fur and protects them from hungry predators. By the time spring arrives, the cubs are strong enough to follow her outside and learn how to find food for themselves.
- Parental care:
- The help and protection animal parents give to their babies to help them survive.
- Mammals:
- A group of animals that feed their young with milk and usually have fur or hair.
- Predators:
- Animals that hunt and eat other animals.
- Hatchlings:
- Young animals that have just come out of their eggs.
- Generation:
- A group of individuals born and living at about the same time.
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- 1Why do baby animals in the wild need help from their parents?
- 2What are three things animal parents provide for their young through parental care?
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“Nature's Amazing Parents” is a explanatory article reading passage about Animal Parenting, written for 3rd Grade. It takes about 2 minutes to read (349 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.