Read the sentences.Apples and grapes are both kinds of fruit. Apples are sweet. Grapes are, too. However, apples are crunchy, while grapes are soft. Both make nutritious snacks.
Read the excerpt from "Killer Whales and Great White Sharks.”In contrast, great white sharks usually hunt alone. They are very sneaky and deadly hunters. A shark will swim silently underneath the prey, which often doesn’t know the shark is there. Then, with lightning speed, the shark gives the prey a deep bite. It lets the prey bleed until the animal is weak or dead.It is harder for animals to hunt alone than with a group. But these sharks have sharp senses that make them very successful hunters. They can see and hear as well as or better than killer whales. And they have some special senses that killer whales don’t have. First of all, they have a much better sense of smell. It is so strong that they can find one drop of blood in twenty-five gallons of water. They can even smell small amounts of blood miles away in the ocean.
Read the sentences.A tapir looks like a pig, only it has a trunk. However, tapirs are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses. Tapirs use their trunk to help pluck fruit from trees.
Read the excerpt from "Killer Whales and Great White Sharks.”Both killer whales and great white sharks have important jobs in nature. Because they hunt and eat other ocean animals, they keep the ocean from being overcrowded. Sharks help keep the ocean clean by eating dead animals they find. Both killer whales and sharks are valuable to the environment. They are also unique creatures that fascinate humans. We have learned much about the workings of nature by observing these magnificent animals.
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