The matreial discusses elephants' behaviors. While the reading claims that elephants have specific behaviors, the listening challenges this and states that elephants are fascinating but there is a misunderstanding of elephants' behaviors.
first, the author mentions that old elephants are aware that they will die soon. On the contrary, the professor opposes this and posits that when old elephants break away from herds does not mean, they know that they will die soon. The lecturer explains that old elephants' teeth become weak, so they look for soft vegetations. The speaker adds that usually soft vegetations are found near water, where old elephants gather and die. The professor states that this area called elephants graveyards.
Second, the listening claims that elephants have artistic ability. On the other hand, the lecturer refutes this and mentions that elephants could be easily trained. The professor explains that elephants' ears are very sensitive, so trainers could stroke their ears with a certain way to do tricks. The speaker adds that elephants could remeber certain battern, so when they hold a paintbrush and paint a lined does not mean that it could represent animal or a flower.
Tirds, the writer points out that elephants afraid of mice. Conversely, the professor contradicts this and states that elephants have a fear form unfamiliar things. The lecturer adds that it is a natural instinct. The speaker explains that elephants that live in zoos do not scared from mice, because they get use to them and know that they could not be a threat to them.
The
matreial
discusses
elephants'
behaviors. While the reading claims that
elephants
have specific behaviors, the listening challenges this and states that
elephants
are fascinating
but
there is a misunderstanding of
elephants'
behaviors.
first
, the author mentions that
old
elephants
are aware that they will
die
soon
.
On the contrary
, the
professor
opposes this and posits that when
old
elephants
break away from herds does not mean, they know that they will
die
soon
. The lecturer
explains
that
old
elephants'
teeth become weak,
so
they look for soft
vegetations
. The speaker
adds
that
usually
soft
vegetations
are found
near water, where
old
elephants
gather and
die
.
The
professor
states that this area called
elephants
graveyards.
Second, the listening claims that
elephants
have artistic ability.
On the other hand
, the lecturer refutes this and mentions that
elephants
could be
easily
trained. The
professor
explains
that
elephants'
ears are
very
sensitive,
so
trainers could stroke their ears with a certain way to do tricks. The speaker
adds
that
elephants
could
remeber
certain
battern
,
so
when they hold a paintbrush and paint a lined does not mean that it could represent animal or a flower.
Tirds
, the writer points out that
elephants
afraid of mice.
Conversely
, the
professor
contradicts this and states that
elephants
have a fear form unfamiliar things. The lecturer
adds
that it is a natural instinct. The speaker
explains
that
elephants
that
live
in zoos do not scared from mice,
because
they
get
use
to them and know that they could not be a threat to them.