Have you ever wondered if animals cook their food like we do? Let’s find out!
Camels don’t cook. They munch on grass and leaves and can go a long time without eating.
Squirrels don’t cook either. They gather nuts and seeds, eat some, and save the rest for winter.
Bears are also not cooks. They enjoy fish, nuts, berries, and honey. If they eat meat, they eat it raw.
Raccoons eat almost anything, like fish, fruit, and even garbage. They wash their food with water before eating it.
Chimps don’t cook, but they are clever! They use tools like sticks to get food, such as termites from the ground.
Only humans cook their food. We grow fruits and vegetables and raise animals for meat and milk. We use tools like knives, forks, and stoves to prepare our meals.
People around the world cook different foods. In Japan, they make sushi with raw fish and rice. In Italy, they love pasta like spaghetti. In India, they cook curry with vegetables and spices.
What do you like to eat, and where does it come from?
Animals sleep in different places, not in beds like us!
Beavers sleep on a platform inside their lodge, safe from enemies.
Polar bears sleep on snowy ground inside a cozy den.
Horses sleep standing up and don’t need a bed.
People sleep in many kinds of beds, like bunk beds, cribs, and hammocks. What kind of bed do you sleep in?
Animals don’t wear clothes like we do.
Bears don’t wear boots. They have thick fur to keep them warm.
Donkeys might wear a straw hat in the sun, but not shirts or pants.
Polar bears have furry feet and don’t need boots.
People wear clothes for different reasons, like staying warm or looking nice. What clothes do you like to wear?
Animals don’t wear glasses, but let’s see how they see!
Owls have great night vision and don’t need glasses.
Goats see well at night and have special eyes.
Butterfly fish have fake eyes to trick predators.
People wear glasses to help them see better. Some wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from the sun. Do you know anyone who wears glasses?
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Animal Food Adventure: Go on a mini-adventure in your backyard or a nearby park to observe what animals eat. Bring a notebook and draw or write down what you see. Do you spot any squirrels gathering nuts or birds pecking at seeds? Share your findings with your class and discuss how these animals find and eat their food without cooking.
Cooking Like Humans: With the help of an adult, try making a simple snack that doesn’t require cooking, like a fruit salad or a sandwich. Talk about the tools you use, like a knife or a spoon, and compare them to the tools animals might use, like a chimp using a stick. How do these tools help us prepare our food?
Imaginative Story Time: Imagine you are an animal from the article, like a bear or a raccoon. Write a short story or draw a picture about your day, focusing on how you find and eat your food. Share your story with your classmates and see how each animal’s day is different based on what they eat and where they live.
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Does a camel cook spaghetti? No, camels don’t cook. They eat grass and leaves and can go for a month without food.
Does a squirrel cook? Of course not, a squirrel doesn’t cook. Squirrels gather nuts and seeds, eat some, and store the rest for the winter.
Does a bear cook? Silly! Bears eat fish, nuts, berries, and honey. If they eat meat, they don’t cook it.
Does a raccoon cook? Raccoons eat just about everything: fish, fruit, nuts, and even garbage. They wash their food with water before eating it. If they can’t find water, they wash their food without it.
Does a chimp cook? Nope, chimps don’t cook. Unlike other animals, chimps can use tools to find food. A chimp can use a piece of grass to fish termites out of a hole in the ground, but a chimp can’t cook those termites.
All animals eat, but only humans cook their food. Humans grow fruits and vegetables on farms or in gardens and raise animals for meat and milk. They use many different tools to help prepare their food: knives, forks, spoons, pots, pans, stoves, and ovens.
People in different countries prepare different kinds of foods. In Japan, they make sushi, which is raw fish and rice wrapped in seaweed. In Italy, they prepare a lot of pasta, such as spaghetti or ravioli. In India, they cook curry using vegetables and spices.
Animals have to eat what they can find in their territory. Giraffes and elephants eat leaves and twigs from the tops of trees, but you won’t find them eating watermelon because it doesn’t grow where they live. Many people in the world eat the food they grow, hunt, or find themselves, but people in some countries can shop at grocery stores to find food from all over the world. Your dinner could come from a farm next door or from a place far across the world. People can even order special foods online when they can’t find them in a store.
What do you like to eat, and where does it come from?
Does a beaver sleep in a bed? No, a beaver sleeps on a platform inside its lodge. The platform is above the water, and the entrance is underwater to keep enemies, such as foxes, out.
Does a polar bear sleep in a bed? No, a polar bear sleeps on the snowy ground inside a den.
Some animals sleep in different places. This bee is sleeping in a flower. When the sun comes up in the morning, it will fly away. This bee is sleeping on a bed of wax in a hole in a tree.
Does a horse sleep in a bed? No, a horse sleeps standing up; it doesn’t need a bed. Some dogs do sleep in beds, and many people have special doggy beds for their dogs.
All animals sleep, but only people sleep in different kinds of beds. Some tiny babies sleep in baskets, some sleep on mats, and bigger babies and toddlers sleep in cribs. When a child is old enough, it’s time for a grown-up bed. Children sleep in all kinds of beds: bunk beds, single beds, double beds, hammocks, and sleeping bags.
What kind of bed do you sleep in?
Does a bear wear boots? No, bears do not wear clothes. They wear clothes only when dressed by people.
Does a donkey wear clothes? A donkey might wear a straw hat while working in the hot sun, but you will never see a donkey with a shirt and trousers.
Does a polar bear wear boots? A polar bear has hairy pads on its feet and thick fur on its legs; it does not need boots to keep its feet warm and dry.
Does a musk ox wear an overcoat? A musk ox doesn’t need an overcoat because it has thick fur everywhere, even on its face. It stays warm even when the weather is very cold.
Diapers are for babies. They are put on babies so they don’t have accidents. After a while, babies grow up and learn to use the bathroom, and then there are no more diapers.
Only people wear clothing, and they wear lots of different kinds. They wear hats to protect their heads from falling objects, the sun, and the cold. They wear all kinds of coats to protect their bodies from cold, wind, rain, and fire. Animals do not need protection for their hands and feet, but people do.
Some people put clothes on their pets. This dog is wearing a coat and a hat to keep it warm, but a wild dog or a wild horse would never wear clothes.
People wear all different kinds of clothing for work, play, and special occasions.
What clothing do you like to wear?
Does an owl wear eyeglasses? No, an owl never wears eyeglasses. An owl has poor day vision and excellent night vision. If it sees a mouse on the ground, it follows it for a while and then swoops down for a mouse dinner.
Does a goat wear eyeglasses? No, a goat in eyeglasses is silly. Goats have rectangular pupils instead of round ones. Most goats have brown eyes, but some have yellow. Goats see better at night than people and sometimes find food when it’s quite dark.
Does a butterfly fish wear eyeglasses? No, butterfly fish have two eyes on their face and two fake eyes on their back end, which confuses predators.
Does a scallop wear eyeglasses? No, a scallop has 100 blue eyes.
Does an earthworm wear eyeglasses? No, eyeglasses need a nose to sit on and ears to wrap around. Worms don’t really have eyes, but they have eye spots all over their bodies to tell light from dark.
Could a monkey wear eyeglasses? No, monkeys have ears and a nose and use their eyes like people do. Their eyesight has to be good; a monkey with poor vision can’t jump from branch to branch or find nuts and fruits to eat.
What happens if a monkey is born with bad eyesight? A monkey with poor eyesight cannot find food and may become small and weak. It might slip and fall while swinging from tree to tree. A monkey with poor eyesight does not live to be a grown-up.
What happens when a child says, “Mommy, I cannot see the blackboard at school,” or “Daddy, I cannot see the TV screen”? Hearing these complaints, a parent makes an appointment with an eye doctor, who specializes in eyes.
An ophthalmologist knows how to examine eyes and write a prescription for eyeglasses. The right eyeglasses give you good vision, good enough for seeing the TV, the blackboard, reading a book, and signs.
People wear all kinds of glasses: sunglasses for protection against the sun’s rays, swimming goggles, ski goggles, and motorcycle glasses for protection from wind and road dirt.
Some people are blind, and doctors cannot help them see. Many of these people use seeing-eye dogs to help them get around in the world. They learn to read Braille. Other people have partial vision that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses. These people use magnifying glasses or tablets to help them see the words.
People have invented things other than eyeglasses to help vision, such as magnifying glasses and microscopes.
Lots of people wear eyeglasses. Does someone in your family wear eyeglasses? Do you have a friend who wears eyeglasses?
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