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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #4075 Short Elephants

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Elephants ‘see’ and ‘think’ using a combination of their eyes, ears and trunk. Plotnik suggest that elephants are ‘hearing and smelling’ animals rather than ‘seeing’ animals. He and others are just beginning to explore the ways in which they use their sense of smell to navigate within their environment – for example, how they make decisions about the quality of food, where to find food and water, and whether their sense of smell plays an important role in their decision-making process? A better understanding of elephants’ sense of smell might well be a useful tool in conservation efforts. If the team at Think Elephants discover, for example, that elephants locate food such as a farm crops by smelling them, scientists and local communities might be able to use this information to devise effective preventative strategies.

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Developing a better understanding of elephants’ sense of smell Planning strategies for boosting conservation efforts Learning how elephants make decisions Quality of food is important for elephant conservation

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Option 2: "Planning strategies for boosting conservation efforts"

Explanation: This option captures the essence of the text, which discusses how understanding elephants' sense of smell can lead to effective conservation strategies. The text emphasizes the potential for this knowledge to aid in devising preventative measures, making it the main idea.

Option 1: "Developing a better understanding of elephants’ sense of smell"

Explanation: While the text mentions the importance of understanding elephants' sense of smell, it does not focus solely on this aspect. The main idea is broader, encompassing the implications of this understanding for conservation efforts.

Option 3: "Learning how elephants make decisions"

Explanation: Although the text touches on how elephants make decisions based on their sense of smell, this is not the main focus. The broader theme is about using this knowledge for conservation, rather than just the decision-making process itself.

Option 4: "Quality of food is important for elephant conservation"

Explanation: This option is too narrow and only partially reflects the text. While food quality is mentioned, the main idea revolves around the broader implications of understanding elephants' sense of smell for conservation strategies, not just food quality.

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