This behavior that the bear is showing is a way to stay safe and find food. Bears are great climbers, but they have to learn! Mother bears will show the babies how to climb, what foods are in threes to eat, and show that when they are in danger, they can climb the tree to safety.

This is a true statement. Monkeys make tools to scare away snakes or predators, to play with, and to find food. Monkeys can push a stick into an anthill and then eat the ants off of it. They also will wave the sticks at a snake or hit them with it to scare them away from the group.

Bear 1 is helping her cubs to survive. She has prepared for the winter and for having her cubs. She has a warm place to sleep, food, and is prepared to keep her cubs healthy and safe. Bear 2 is not behaving in a way that will keep the cubs safe.

The swan and her babies are behaving in a way to help them survive. The mother is carrying the small babies on her back to keep them safe and close. The babies can watch her search for food so they can learn the skill. The other animals are sleeping or playing.

Female elephants in a heard protect and teach the baby elephants how to survive. They rely on their mothers not only for milk but also important lessons that they will show their offspring one day.

The mother elephants in this text exhibit the same pattern of behavior; they teach the babies skills to survive. The mother elephants teach them to use tools and how to use their trunks. This is a pattern seen more than once in the text.

A pattern is something that repeats over and over. Patterns can be seen in math, science, nature, and everyday life! If something is repetitive it can be a pattern.

This text shows a pattern of behavior among elephants; they communicate with each other! The mothers teach babies how to use their trunks to make sounds depending on what they are trying to "say." Elephants have their own "language" to communicate with, and the babies learn from adults.

The mother elephants described in this text are loving with their offspring. Not only will they help the babies, but they will also have fun with them, and discipline them if needed, so they learn the right way to act. They behave much like human mothers and have similar patterns in behavior. They can be tough on the babies, but they are only trying to help them survive.

All of these offspring are crying out for their parents to feed them. They are using their only means of communication to get their parent's attention to bring them food or provide them with milk. This is a pattern that is learned over time. When they cry the food comes, they will repeat this behavior because it works.