Question

a. Answer the following questions: Why does the full-grown gull look like a fledgling? b. What is the gull surprised about? Besides her natural home, what else has the gull lost? d. Who is responsible for the gull's pitiable condition? What effect do the last three lines create on the reader? á o e.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Fledglings typically have most of their adult feathers, although those might not be fully developed; their tails and wings sometimes look a bit “stubby” and their plumage can be dull in color. Fledglings may not be able to fly just yet, but they can hop, flutter, and walk with little problem.

Answer 2

Answer:

a. An adult great black-backed gull steals a bird carcass from a juvenile of the same species, then swallows it whole