<u>Explanation:</u>
<em>"Excerpt from Marine Mammals in Captivity"</em> by The Humane Society of the United States claims that marine animals such as Whales are naturally suitable for the open sea, and thus should not be confined.
The author provided evidence from findings that show that been kept in captivity is <em>"the probable cause of dorsal fin collapse."</em>
While in <em>"Excerpt from What Zoo Critics Don
’t Understand
" </em>by Jack Hanna, the author claims that leaving animals in confinement (like a zoo) may be considered the safest place for them instead of the sending into the wild.
To support his claims, he stated some of the challenges animals may face if exposed to the wild, such as,<em> </em><em>"habitat loss, poaching, severe weather, and war."</em>
In all, we <u>can conclude that the second author (Jack Hanna) seems to be more convincing based on the evidence he provided which can be applied to several wild animals.</u>
1) D. It compares the number of New York commuters to an insect invasion.
2) C. It demonstrates, in the speaker's view, that Loeb was foolishly obsessed with the crime.
3) C. “. . . a drowsy afternoon in the great rustling oaken silence of the reading room of the Public Library, with the book elevator (like an old water wheel) spewing out books onto the trays.”
4) A. bony
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