Quiz on "What about the Dying Walruses and Polar Bears?"




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Why do walruses fall off of cliffs?

Because they have no ice to climb on because of global warming
Because something scares the walruses to try and escape of the edge of the cliff.
Because they like jumping and flying through the air.
Because they are trying to escape the heat by jumping into the water.

The walruses who fell off the top of the cliff in David Attenborough's film may have been trying to escape

The intense heat of global warming
Polar bears who were nearby

The woman who interviews Dr. Crockford said the film makers might have lied because of noble cause corruption.  What does that mean?


They lied because they are corrupt people who want money.

The huge herds of walruses climbing to the top of the cliffs indicate that?

Global warming is killing off the walruses
Walruses are doing very well in the current climate and there are a lot of them.

Why have the numbers of polar bears and walruses gone up?

People have stopped hunting them.
The have migrated to colder places.

What happened to Dr. Susan Crockford when she discovered that contrary to popular opinion the number of polar bears is increasing and she announced that fact?

The University of Victoria made her full professor and increased her salary 10 fold.
She was awarded the Nobel prize in climatology
The University of Victoria would no longer allow her to be an adjunct professor.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology added her to their Climate Action Committee.