The Care and Keeping of Big Cats Part B
Kate McConnaughey
The grammatical errors in this passage are intentional.
1 (10) One function of zoos being to provide safe places where endangered animals can breed. To be effective in producing healthy cats that are genetically diverse (born to unrelated parents), zoos will often ship animals long distances to find mates that would make a good match. (11) If you let closely related cats have offspring together, their young would be considered inbred, which means they don't have a healthy mix of different backgrounds in their physical makeup. Inbred animals are prone to be sick or even die. Computer technology helps zoos be sure which animals would make the best mates for each other and avoid inbreeding.
2 (12) Animals that used in a Species Survival Plan are sometimes taken out of the public viewing areas for a private, less stressful area to breed and care for their offspring in the first critical weeks. Usually you can tell if animals on display in a zoo are involved in an SSP because there will be a sign posted on their enclosure.
3 One of the most important differences in zoos today from zoos long ago is that they are more than just living museums. (13) They are also in the battle valuable partners to save endangered species.
4 Food has to be wholesome and free from disease and parasites. (14) It may be meat, a prepared diet such as ZuPreem or Mazuri, but a combination of both. Food is served raw to prevent nutrient loss from cooking. Additives make up for the loss of calcium and micronutrients available in regular prey. (15) First, as part of good animal husbandry, food is individually prepared for each animal based on weight control and medication needs.
5 Like all other animals in captivity, zoo animals require occasional trips to the vet. The veterinarians that handle zoo animals are specially trained in exotic medicine, the diseases and conditions of animals not usually kept as pets. (16) Veterinary care usually is done at the zoo in a special health care building. That has the special equipment needed to fill cavities in a tiger's teeth or perform surgery on a lion.
6(17) When, for one reason or another, the parents of young big cats cannot raise their own offspring, the cubs and kittens are sent to a nursery where specially trained zoo staff and volunteers provide them with the food, stimulation, and affection. Young cats of all species cannot properly pass solid wastes on their own. A warm, wet washrag or sponge is used to wipe the backside of kittens and cubs to stimulate them to pass wastes, something they usually do in the wild when their mother cleans them with her tongue. (18)Proper nursing is especially important, yet cubs and kittens are never given milk while they are lying on their back. This can cause pneumonia. (19) The milk given to cats is different than the milk given to human children in a number of ways. Zoo personnel know the right way to mix milk for the different species of large and small cats in their care. (20) Temperature is carefully controlled since these young animals are not as good at controlling their body temperature as are adults.
Question
Look at the underlined section marked (12). Choose the answer that best corrects this sentence, if appropriate.
Responses
A Correct as is.Correct as is.
B Animals used in a Species Survival Plan are sometimes taken out of the public viewing areas for a private, less stressful area to breed and care for their offspring in the first critical weeks.Animals used in a Species Survival Plan are sometimes taken out of the public viewing areas for a private, less stressful area to breed and care for their offspring in the first critical weeks.
C Animals are used in a Species Survival Plan are sometimes taken out of the public viewing areas for a private, less stressful, area to breed and care for their offspring in the first critical weeksAnimals are used in a Species Survival Plan are sometimes taken out of the public viewing areas for a private, less stressful, area to breed and care for their offspring in the first critical weeks
D Animals were used in a Species Survival Plan are sometimes taken out of the public viewing areas for a private, less stressful, area to breed and care for their offspring in the first critical weeks