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Humane Education - Sample Lesson Plan (1696 words) |
 | Children often can't relate to animals because they don't understand their behavior; the more different an animal (or person) seems, the more difficult it is to have empathy (think about human prejudices/racism/sexism -- the underlying themes are "they're different from us"). |
| In some situations, children may be able to take direct action (i.e., telling children who are hurting animals to stop, or asking their parents to provide food, water, shelter to a neglected animal), but most often their way of helping the animal will be to report the abuse/neglect to the HS worker. |
| Display photos of animals in their "natural state" compared to photos of animals living on a "factory farm." Discuss how animals are used for food and clothing; give students alternatives for animal products. |
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Swarm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (644 words) |
| The term swarm (schooling or swarming) is applied to fish, birds and insects and describes a behavior of an aggregation (school) of animals of similar size and body orientation, generally cruising in the same direction. |
| Swarming of honeybees is a more specific term, referring to the reproductive action of an entire colony of bees (as opposed to the reproduction of single bees); see Queen bee and Honeybee life cycle. |
| Animal behaviourist Stephan G. Reebs, writing in the journal Animal Behaviour, argues that shoals of golden shiner (a kind of minnow) were led by a small number of more experienced individuals. |
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