Guanaco Calves Learn to Walk
In Guanaco Calves Learn to Walk, narrator Gordon Buchanan explains how calves must learn quickly to stand, walk, and run as predators, like the puma, lurk near where they are born on the open grasslands of Patagonia. Their long legs make this difficult at first, but playing chase helps them build the skills needed to escape predators. This video is excerpted from BBC's Animal Babies, a heartwarming show that follows the first breaths, first steps, and first feeds of some adorable baby animals, revealing the challenges they face to survive in some of the toughest but most beautiful places on the planet.
Lesson Express
Q: Why is it so hard for the calf to get up and walk?
A: It was just born minutes ago. Its legs are very long.
Q: Why is it so important for it to do so?
A: There is a puma nearby trying to hunt it.
Q: How do guanaco young survive with predators around?
A: The mothers herd together when they are born. The young play chase to develop speed and coordination. They run from pumas as a herd.
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