Which statement accurately describes the gharial's behavior?

Which statement accurately describes the gharial's behavior?

• A. It spends most of its time on land.
• B. It hunts in trees.
• C. It roams extensively on land and air.
• D. It spends most of its time in water and rarely walks on land.

Answer: (D)

Gharials are built for life in rivers, with a long, slender snout that’s specialized for catching fish while they swim. Their body is streamlined and they spend most of their time submerged or swimming in water, using it to hunt, stay cool, and stay hidden from predators. While they do come onto land briefly for nesting and sometimes basking, these trips are infrequent compared to how much time they spend in water. So the statement describing them as spending most of their time in water and rarely walking on land fits their aquatic lifestyle. The other ideas don’t align with their anatomy and habits—tree hunting isn’t possible for them, and they aren’t adapted to roaming widely on land or in the air.