Question

a rare creature is caught on camera
slipping and sliding over mossy terrain and traversing narrow ridges surrounded by sheer cliffs, scientists trekked through the rainforest of the cyclops mountains in indonesia in 2023. they braved wet weather, earthquakes, venomous snakes, and blood - sucking leeches. why? the team was on a mission to track down a certain spiny mammal, although it seemed unlikely that there were any left to find. an attenborough’s long - beaked echidna (i - kid - nuh) hadn’t been sighted since 1961; therefore, many people feared the species had become extinct.
the team hid cameras in the forest, hoping to capture video proof of the echidna. dr. james kempton, who led the month - long expedition, told the bbc that at first it seemed their efforts to find the animal had failed. when the scientists reviewed footage from the final day, however, they spotted the spiny mammal waddling through the forest. “the whole team was euphoric,” dr. kempton recalled.
locating the elusive, endangered echidna wasn’t the expedition’s only achievement. the scientists also identified new species of frogs and insects, and they believe the rugged, remote wilderness has more secrets to reveal. “given so much of that rainforest hasn’t been explored, what else is out there that we haven’t yet discovered?” dr. kempton asked. “the attenborough’s long - beaked echidna is a symbol of what we need to protect — to ensure we can discover it.”
question 2
think about the article. why did scientists trek through the mountains of indonesia?
a. to prevent the destruction of habitat where developers were building homes
b. to hide cameras in hopes of spotting a mammal that was feared to be extinct
c. to study the fossils of ancient fish from the time when the area was under water
d. to try to identify new species of frogs and insects in the remote rainforest

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option by matching with the article:

• Option A: The article doesn't mention habitat destruction by developers, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: The article states the team trekked to track the spiny mammal (feared extinct) and hid cameras to capture it. This matches.
• Option C: The article has no mention of studying ancient fish fossils, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: Identifying new species was an additional achievement, not the main reason for the trek. The main reason was to find the echidna. So D is incorrect.

Answer:

B. To hide cameras in hopes of spotting a mammal that was feared to be extinct