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Different families

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                          https://scoop.upworthy.com/rabbit-and-cat-raising-babies-together?fbclid=IwAR3-sOQFpnStHIwlV2Me6KSQPLNrWUqqH9mQ8mKW1elU-yZeltblprMM-X8 What do you see in the picture? What animals are together in the picture, why is this picture interesting and unusual? This photo was taken at an animal rescue sanctuary in North Carolina, USA and it shows a cat and a rabbit raising their litter together.  what is a litter? The video was posted on social media and went viral quickly as people shared the pictures of a different family. Why is this a different family? Destiny Hampton works as a farmer at the sanctuary and asked for advice as she shared the images; "shall I separate the babies or let them raise them together?" Why do you think Destiny was asking for advice?  What would you expect a cat to do to a baby rabbit? Do you think she should separate the babies? An animal welfare association in Ameri...

Fiona the sheep

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                                    https://www.upworthy.com/fiona-worlds-loneliest-sheep-rescued-ex1/?fbclid=IwY2xjawU4JmhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMk1rNGdpVzNQVGprRXF2c1FzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEecgsrWDF_97nVGM5cpH2NG9jT8-ktF6jN4C6_-TD7vK9027eUeSY2gqbEtrY_aem_-3Q_KYFx37wTiCp5X7lpuw What do you see in the picture? What do you notice? What do you think this story is about? The picture shows a sheep on a cliff in Scotland. What do you know about sheep? Sheep are usually highly social animals; they don’t like isolation. What is isolation? Why do you think sheep don’t like isolation? This story is about a sheep who spent two years in isolation on at the bottom of a cliff in Scotland. The sheep became something of a local legend as it kept being spotted by people passing by on fishing boats. The first person to spot the sheep was a kayaker in 2021. What is a kayak? Two years later the...

sign language

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                                    https://scoop.upworthy.com/school-teaches-all-its-student-sign-language-to-communicate-with-deaf-cafeteria-worker-wholesome?fbclid=IwAR0yRXm04RXfvAxfk0tHUVlH6OJrRhraEMnJMagFKpO4ueprrcJWhOVdV14 What do you see in the picture, where are they, what are they doing? What do you think the story is about? Leisa Duckwall works in the cafeteria in Nansemond Parkway Elementary school in Virginia, USA. She has worked there for four years serving food to students and in those four years, no students have ever spoken to her when they choose their food.   Why do you think this is? How do the students get the food they want if they don't speak to Leisa? The students just point at the food they want when they get to the counter, and Leisa serves it to them. What do you think about that behaviour? Leisa is deaf. In four years no-one has ever communicated a "good morning...