Cambridge 9 Listening Test 1: Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins

The IELTS listening answer test has four parts each section as a recording and 10 questions. At the whole the candidate needs to answer 40 questions within 30 minutes. In this article we have given the cambridge 9, listening Test 1 titled Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins listening answers are with audio, questions and answers.

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Section 4 - Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins IELTS Listening Answers

Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins is given as a practice for the IELTS Listening test. With the questions as note completions are given here. Here you’ll hear a part of a lecture about a problem related to the behavior of certain sea creatures.  

Audio- Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins

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Questions 31-40

• Complete the notes below.
• Write no more than two words for each answer.

Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins
Mass strandings: situations where groups of whales, dolphins, etc. swim onto the beach and die.
Common in areas where the 31_________ can change quickly
Several other theories: 
Parasites
E.g. some parasites can affect marine animals’ 32__________ which they depend on for navigation
Toxins 
Poisons from 33__________ or ___________ are commonly consumed by whales 
E.g. Cape Cod (1988) — whales were killed by saxitoxin
Accidental Stradings
Animals may follow prey ashore, e.g. Thurston (1995)
Unlikely because the majority of animals were not  34__________ when they stranded
Human Activity 
35_______ from military tests are linked to some recent strandings
The Bahamas (2000) stranding was unusual because the whales
Were all 36_____
Were not in a 37________
Group Behaviour
More strandings in the most 38________ species of whales
1994 dolphin stranding — only the 39___________ was ill
Further Reading
Marine Mammals Ashore(Connors)- gives information about stranding 40______    

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