In this set of materials, both the reading and the lecture discuss whether edmontosaur, a dinosaur lived hundred million year ago in North Slope, did migrate south or not. Whereas, the reading support the migration, the professor disregard these points and claims that they are not convincing reasons for the edmontosaur to migrate.
First, the reading says that since edmontosaur diet execlusively on plants, considering the fact that during the extremely cold winter in North Slope there are no plant for edmontosaur to eat it is reasnoble for this dinosaur to migrate. Nonetheless, the professor doesn’t like the idea and posits that hundred millions years ago the climate was much warmer. He added that it is known that in such arctic climate sun shine for 24 hours a day during the summer, thus a lot of plants grow during the summer and its possible for edmontosaur to survive in winter feeding on the dead plants.
Second, in the reading the author claims that because edmontosaur live in herds they will migrate in herds as well. Notwithstanding, the professor thinks that living in herds does not mean that those animals migrate in herds. He explains that animal live in herds because the need the support of being around each other to avoid predator attack. She added that Razof a kind of animal lives in herds in the US, but does not migrate anywhere.
Finally, the article states that edmontosaur was physically capable of migrating long distances. On the other hand, the professor says that although adult edmontosaur was able to migrate, juvenile edmontosaur was not physically able to migrate. If they were to migrate together, they will slow down the herd and never reach their destination. He added that it is not possible for edmontosaur to leave their juvenile behind them.
In this set of materials, both the
reading
and the lecture discuss whether
edmontosaur
, a dinosaur
lived
hundred million year ago in North Slope, did
migrate
south or not. Whereas, the
reading
support the migration, the
professor
disregard these points and claims that they are not convincing reasons for the
edmontosaur
to migrate.
First
, the
reading
says that since
edmontosaur
diet
execlusively
on plants, considering the fact that during the
extremely
cold
winter in North Slope there are no plant for
edmontosaur
to eat it is
reasnoble
for this dinosaur to
migrate
. Nonetheless, the
professor
doesn’t like the
idea
and posits that hundred millions years ago the climate was much warmer. He
added
that it
is known
that in such arctic climate sun shine for 24 hours a day during the summer,
thus
a lot of
plants grow during the summer and its possible for
edmontosaur
to survive in winter feeding on the dead plants.
Second, in the
reading
the author claims that
because
edmontosaur
live
in
herds
they will
migrate
in
herds
as well
. Notwithstanding, the
professor
thinks
that living in
herds
does not mean that those animals
migrate
in
herds
. He
explains
that animal
live
in
herds
because
the need the support of being around each other to avoid predator attack. She
added
that
Razof
a kind of animal
lives
in
herds
in the US,
but
does not
migrate
anywhere.
Finally
, the article states that
edmontosaur
was
physically
capable of migrating long distances.
On the other hand
, the
professor
says that although adult
edmontosaur
was able to
migrate
, juvenile
edmontosaur
was not
physically
able to
migrate
. If they were to
migrate
together, they will slow down the
herd
and never reach their destination. He
added
that it is not possible for
edmontosaur
to
leave
their juvenile behind them.