"A Change of Heart About Animals" Jeremy Rifkin

What is the main idea?

• Animals are more like us than we imagined.

• Animals are being mistreated.

• Animals are actually very different from humans.

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What did studies on pigs social behavior show?

• They become easily stressed if surrounded by humans.

• They crave affection and are easily depressed if denied playtime.

• Their health is not impacted by a lack of mental and physical stimuli.

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What did researchers find about the abilities of New Caledonian Crows?

• Betty was able to fashion a hook our of wire nine out of ten times.

• Betty quit after Abel stole her hooked wire.

• Each crow had the conceptual ability to choose a hooked wire rather than a straight wire to snag a piece of meat.

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What did researchers learn from Koko the gorilla?

• Animals can develop sophisticated language skills.

• Gorillas are the most intelligent species.

• Koko would thrive in a college classroom if given the opportunity.

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What did researchers learn from Chantek, the orangutan?

• Some animals can develop a sense of self.

• Chantek is the only animal who is interested in brushing his teeth.

• Chantek was kept in a small cage at the Washington National Zoo.

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What is the ultimate test of what distinguishes humans from other creatures?

• mourning for the dead

• learning a language

• coexisting

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Studies in brain chemistry show that rats release large amounts of dopamine when they play, a neurochemical associated with pleasure and excitement in human beings.

• True

• False

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Researchers learned from observing geese that

• learning is passed from parent to offspring.

• geese teach their goslings migration routes.

• most animals engage in all kinds of learned experience brought on by continued experimentation.

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What does Rifkin want us to do?

• expand and deepen our empathy to include a broader community of creatures.

• to stop eating animals.

• To stop putting animals in zoos.

• To develop animal rights.

We learned in the article that Rifkin is a vegetarian or vegan?

• True

• False

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