lion

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-40603065

What do you see in the picture, look closely, what is going on here? What is unusual here?

A lioness in Africa has been photographed raising a leopard cub. The lioness has three cubs of her own but also appears to have adopted the leopard.

-What does adopted mean? 
- How can a lioness adopt a leopard?

Conservation officers are astonished because they expected the lioness to kill the cub at first. One said, "We know there are cases where lionesses will adopt other lion cubs... but this is unprecedented."

-what does unprecedented mean?

-  How are the two animals different?
- How are the two animals the same?
-Why do you think the lioness adopted the leopard?
- People thought the lioness would kill the cub, but she didn't what does this show us about ideas and expectations?
(It shows things can always change)
- What do you think will happen as the leopard grows up?
- What can we learn from the lioness in this story?
- what is a family? Do all families have to look the same?
- Why is this story about no outsiders?
Which British value is this about?

No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat  (scheme of work for primary schools) 

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