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You've read the eBook Elephants Under Pressure and you've watched Assignment America.
 * 1) Which gave you more detailed and fact-based information about elephants and elephant society? Justify your answer with examples.Elephants Under Pressure gave me more facts about elephants and elephant society. For example Elephants Under pressure stated the type of elephants.
 * 2) Which was the most successful in helping you to understand animal relationships? Justify your answer with examples. Assignment America because, it stated how two very different animals get along.

Watch the movie How Wolves Change Rivers.
 * 1) Write a summary of the scientific facts as presented in the video. Wolves help other animals survive. When the wolves decreased the population of deer more vegetation appeared and animal population increased. More plants and rivers appeared all because of the wolf.
 * 2) Discuss how the photography and sound tract help to support the scientific information and help to develop a deeper understanding of factors that influence the ecology of the area. It showed the before and after shots that happened because of the wolves decreasing the population of animals.
 * 3) Who created this video? What is the producer's academic background for work? What is the source of the information?This video was created by an organisation called Sustainable Man. It showed this at the beginning of the video.

Read Has the Reintroduction of Wolves Really Saved Yellowstone.
 * 1) Write a summary of the scientific facts as presented in the article. How wolves saved the park and made it look better
 * 2) Compare and contrast the facts presented in the article with the facts presented in the video.
 * 3) Who wrote this article? What is the writer's academic background for work? What is the source of the information? Emily Gertz is a scientist. It showed this on the top of the article.

Write a prediction:
 * 1) How might controlling the migration of elephants impact the environment? Justify your answer. I think it will make it difficult for elephants because you would be controlling the life of the elephants

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