Animals in the Wild 



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Teeth and claws are a better basis for distinguishing between trie 

 two groups. You can point out that the flesh eater has sharp 

 enlarged canine teeth, shearing side teeth, and strong, sharp claws. 



"GOOD" AND "BAD" ANIMALS 



Perhaps you have noticed a tendency on the part of a 

 young child to label certain animals ''bad" and others "good." If 

 you query the child you are likely to find that the "bad" animals 

 are those which eat other animals. This habit may well be frighten- 

 ing to a child, who does not see the connection between his own 

 appetite for steak and the needs of a carnivorous animal devouring 

 prey in order to sustain life. It is a good idea to point out, at 

 some appropriate moment, that the food habits of both flesh eaters 

 and plant eaters are inborn and not a matter of choice, and that 

 moreover the flesh eaters seldom kill except when they are hungry 

 or defending themselves from attack. 



Watch a dog gnaw a bone and you have an excellent illustration 



THE TIGER-FEROCIOUS JUNGLE PROWLER 



Jn the 200 the tiger looks like an overgrown pussycat; in jungle regions it is a 

 fierce beast of prey. When attacking, it may spring fifteen feet or more. Its stripes 

 "re a useful aid in stalking; the light-and-dark pattern blends with the alternation 

 of sunlight and shadow in the jungle, concealing it from its victims. 



