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: would you mess with a mother crocodile?To indicate that baby crocodiles’ vocalization will have the mother39。)Newborn crocodiles, or hatchlings and their interactions with their mothers. When they are born, croc... baby crocodiles have a sort of muffled cry while they are in their nest. Hatchlings are really vulnerable, especially to birds and small mammals when they are born. But their mother, who has been keeping vigil nearby, hears their cry for help and carries them to safety, meaning, to water. So she takes them out of the nest. Uh, uh, all the eggs hatched at once, so she has about forty newborns to look after. Well, she takes about fifteen out of the nest at a time, carrying them in her mouth to the nearby water. While she is taking one load of hatchlings, the others wait for her to e back.But do you think they are quiet about it? No way. They are clamoring for the mother39。t as isolated as they seem. In fact, crocodiles interact with each other in a variety of ways. One way is with vocalizations, you know, sounds generated by the animal. (一些??嫉募?xì)節(jié)題提示詞有now, but, in fact,這部分全都有,但是前邊的now和but都是為了引出in fact,而且in fact后面指出來了有多種交流方式,其中一種是:vocalization,那么要注意一下可能會有另外的交流方式出現(xiàn)。主要話題有以下五個(gè):動物行為研究;動物和環(huán)境之間的關(guān)系;動物交流方式;動物身體結(jié)構(gòu);動物保護(hù)。s look at a reptile, a predator that hasn39。)Vocalization is um...well, it is used for other reasons, like getting attention or just, um... letting others know you are distressed. (這里的other reasons提醒下文主要講解vocalization的另外幾個(gè)目的:1)getting attention 2)letting others know you are distressed。)Student: Excuse me. But, um... does all that crying defeat the purpose? I mean, doesn39。 brains. And we know that mammals, dogs for example, dogs vocalize many different sounds. Crocodiles have a similar level of, uh, vocal sophistication, if you will, which makes them unique among reptiles.(這里是第10題的答案所在處。s opinion about the television program that she mentions?A She is concerned about the accuracy of some of the information the experts provided.B She is hopeful that the class will be able to discuss it.C She thinks it was overly critical of some recent theories about crocodiles.D She is