Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Grizzly Bear Family Book

The author writes on page 607: "...when a bear catches a moose calf, it is not a sad event." Do you agree? Why or why not? Support your answer with a short "quote" from the story.

34 comments:

#3 said...

When a moose calf gets cought by a bear it is a sad event. The reason why is because he grew up with a brother or sister so it would have been said for either one of then. Here's a quote from when the bear trys to get the baby moose and the mom moose defends for here baby so see won't die.

#2 said...

I do agree with that statement because it is part o f nature, so it is kind of like if we get scraped on the knee that would kind o f be the nature for us. Heres a "quote" from the story "When the mom moose was chasing the baby bear because the baby bear was trieing to get the baby moose."

#6 said...

I think it is not a sad even, because a bear taking a baby moose and a moose chasing the bear for doing that is a part of nature.

#34 said...

It is not a sad event when a bear catches a moose calf because even if the calf died, it supplied food for another animal to live. Also, more moose will be born next spring. The bears are hungry after their long hibernation in the winter when they don't eat anything. Bears are large creatures that need a lot of food. An example from page 606 is, "Grizzlies just emerging from their winter dens are as thin as they will be all year. They have not eaten for months, and in the snow-covered landscape, their first meal may be the carcass of a moose or caribou that did not survive the winter."

#23 said...

I ager that it is not a sad avevt becuse when the bear comes he/she gets the food and gives them to the cubs.here is a "quote" from page 607 it is not a sad event when the bear gets them.

#4 said...

When a bear catches a moose calf isn't a sad event and I do agree that this is not a sad event because life has to happen all the time because if life did not happen it would be very bad we would be dead locked in a position that will not be good. Here's a quote from the story,"I was suprised when I first saw a bear catch a salmon, hold it briefly as if examining it, and then release it in the river."

13 said...

When a baby moose calf gets cought and slaughter by a bear that is sad very, very sad! Why it is sad becuse its a baby now that is just messed up even if I where a bear i would even pass on eating a baby calf well maybe any ways i think thats just really sad!

#16 said...

If a moose calf gets taken by a bear, to me, it is not a sad event. The reason why is because everything has to be killed in nature to save another life. In nature, animals have to eat other animals to stay alive. Here is an example from the story from page 610, “…grizzlies will hungrily devour every one they catch.”

#12 said...

I think that when a baby moose gets caught by a bear, it is not a sad event because all wild animals have to feast on other animals so that they can live. Here's a quote from the story," I was surprised when I saw a bear catch a salmon, hold it briefly as if examining it, and then release it back into the river.”

#9 said...

i like this book becuse it has actin in it and im going to talk about it and and a qout" grizzlies just emerging from thier winter dens are as thin as they will be all year. they have not eaten for months, and in the snow covered landscape, thier fist meal may be the carcass of a moose or caribou that did not survive the winter.

#33 said...

When the author writes on page 607, “…When a bear catches a moose calf, it is not a sad event.” I agree and don’t agree. It is very sad to think that a baby moose, who can’t defend itself, gets its life taken away and will never get the chance to live again, without doing anything to deserve it. Also it is not so sad because the bear needed to feed its own babies or else they would die. Here is a quote from page 607, “A bear suddenly appeared from the bushes and rushed toward the calves.”

#14 said...

I do think it was sad because it’s a baby calf! Bears need food to feed there babies so they eat other babies which is sad because there eating other babies.

#11 said...

I do agree because thousands of moose calves are born every year and it helps keep the wild life alive. Also, animals always eat other animals so it’s not really a big surprise.

#19 said...

It is not a sad event because when bears get out of there dens they get hungry so they need something to eat or they will die. Bears are very rar.But, mooses are born every next spring. Heres a quote from page 607 "In nature, all living things, including humans, depend on other lives for their existence."

#8 said...

I think that it was ok for a bear to eat a moose calf becuse the bears need to eat and the moose is in the bear's food chain. Plus theier will be more calfs born is spring. Here is a quote from the story to support my comment "Grizzlies just emerging from their winter dens are as thin as they will be all year. They have not eaten for months, and in the snow coverd landscape, their first meal may be the carcass of a moose or caribou that did not survive the winter. Near the sea, bears may find a beached whale, or dead sea lion or walrus."

#22 said...

When a bear catches a moose calf I think it is the mother moose's worse nightmare, but for the bear it is dinner. So I think that it is not a sad event because life can still go on. If you think about one of them is going to die anyway the would starve to death and the calf might get eaten by another bear. Here is a quote from the story,"The moose turned to confront the powerful bear." From page 607.

#5 said...

I think when a moose calf gets caught by a bear it is a sad event, but it is part of nature. I think this is not a big deal because again it is nature and bears need food like every other animal. Here is a quote from the stoty, "The bear may have cubs of her own who will share in the meal."

#30 said...

I think when a bear catches a moose calf is not sad. Why, because that is nature and nature is not always happy. Now here is a qoute from the story from page 612. " Don't bump heads with a bear when you go blueberry picking."

#27 said...

When a moose calf gets caught by a bear it is a sad event because the mosse calf never gets to live its full life. I mean yes the bear needs to eat and it need to get food. So you can't really call it a sad event but the way of life. Have you ever heard of the food chain? I bet you have! Obviously the bear is above the calf moose in this chain. However, when the moose becomes a full adult it is much higher on the chain then the bear (i think). Here is a "quote" from the story to support my ansewer. "...her ears pulled far back to the sides. A bear suddenly appeared from the bushes and rushed towards the calfs. The moose turned to confront the powerful bear. The bear stopped and the two faced off, A moment later the moose charged and the startled bear took off." See? The bear knew he was in danger and left the scene because the bear didn't want to get hurt so the bear was smart in a sence but not as powerful as the adult moose.

#18 said...

I do not think that losing the calf was a sad event because it is the bears food and the bear needs to eat. Here is a example from the story to support my answer The moose had risked her life to protect her calves.

#24 said...

On page 607, the author said it is not a sad event when a bear kills a moose calf. I don’t entirely agree with him because the Mother Bear that kills the baby moose is taking away the Mother Moose’s baby. I also agree with his statement because it is the cycle of life, here is a quote from the story to support my answer, “There will be new Moose calves and Bear calves next year, and life in the wilderness will go on. In nature, all living things, including humans, depend on other lives for their existence.” And that shows that even if it is sad, it is the cycle of life and life while go on no matter what.

#1 said...

No, I do not agree because the bear is taking a life away from a little calf. Would you like it if you got killed by a bear and got your life taken away. I didn't think so."In nature, all living things,inclucung humans depend on other lives for thier existence."

#21 said...

When a bear catches a moose calf it is a very sad event for the mother and father, also the story when a caribou catches a bear cub. no one is happy except the catcher and its sepicies maybe. heres a quote when the mother caribou was very alert to see a bear charging for the calf and she went to the bear holding out her...(those things on her head. I fogot what they were called) and the bear left groaning about his failed cacth.

#36 said...

I do not think it was a sad event because we eat animals all the time. Here's a quote from the story. "All living things depend on others for existence.

#15# said...

When a bear gets a moose calf it is a sad event because it is sad when a living animal dies by getting caught and eaten. Here is a quote from the story when the bear sees a baby moose and tries to attack but the mother defends it say the baby won't get eaten.

#36 said...

I do not think it was a sad event because we eat animals all the time. Here’s a quote from the story. “ All living things depend on others for existence.

#26 said...

When a bear catches a moose calf it isn't a sad event. I do agree with this because nature is nature and it has it own ways. What happens in nature it self is the way of life." In nature all living things will depend on eachother for their survival."

#21 said...

When a bear catches a moose calf it is a very sad event for the mother and father, also the story when a caribou catches a bear cub. no one is happy except the catcher and its family. heres a quote when the mother caribou was very alert to see a bear charging for the calf and she went to the bear holding out her...(those things on her head. I fogot what they were called) and the bear left groaning about his failed catch

#25 said...

I agree with the authors quote because, when one bear kills a moose calf another might die from a moose. Also the bear needs to eat so they eat a young moose. It is just like humans we eat cow when we eat hamburgers. So it is the circle of life. Here is a quote from the story to help my response, "the moose risked her life to protect her calves. And the bear retreated rather than being injured by the slashing hooves of the determined cow.

#25 (correct one) said...

I agree with the authors quote because, when one bear kills a moose calf another might die from a moose. Also the bear needs to eat so they eat a young moose. It is just like humans we eat cow when we eat hamburgers. So it is the circle of life. Here is a quote from the story to help my response, "the moose risked her life to protect her calves. And the bear retreated rather than being injured by the slashing hooves of the determined cow".

#32 said...

I agree because bears and animals need to get food just like we do and we should respect that. Here is a quote from our reading selection: “I was surprised when I first saw a bear catch a salmon, hold it briefly as if examine it, and then release it in the river.”

#10 said...

I am going against the authors opinion because I love animals and I feel sad when I see or hear an animal die. Also, I agree with the authors opinion because the grizzly bear needs food to eat. Here is a qoute from the story, "The moose had risked her life to portect her calves." Here is another qoute from the story, "The bear may have cubs of her own who will share in the meal."

#7 said...

I do not agree with this statment because the bears just woke from hibrinating so they are starving. A quote from the story is, "Grizzilies just emerging from their winter dens are as thin as they will be all year. They have not eaten for months, and in the snowcovered landscape, their first meal may be the carcass of a moose or caribou that did not surviven the winter."

#17 said...

When the moose calf got killed by the bear, I agree with it's decision because without it, the bear might die. Also there are plenty of moose’s and one will not change the world or bring the moose to extinction. Here’s is a quote from page 607,” A bear suddenly appeared from the bushes and charged for the calf’s.” That showed he was going for the kill and that will not effect the moose population.