Directions:
1. Mark your confusion.
2. Show evidence of a close reading. Mark up the text with questions and/or comments.
3. Write a half-page reflection on your own sheet of paper.
Rhino Cow
A bizarre three-horned cow has proven itself to be a cash cow for a
farmer in Baoding, in China's Hebei province. Farmer Jia Kebing said the
2-year-old cow was born with a small bump on its head that has grown
to be nearly 8 inches long and now resembles a rhino's horn. "My farm
has fame in this region for this cow, and people came in just paying a
visit to this cow," said Jia.
Elephant with Prosthetic Leg
Motala, age 50, rests in the afternoon sun with
the new prosthetic made for her at the Friends
of the Asian Elephant (FAE) elephant hospital in
the Mae Yao National Reserve August 29, 2011
Lampang,Thailand. Motala lost a foot many
years back after stepping on a land mine and
now is on her third prosthetic, as they need to
be changed according to the weight of the
elephant. The world's first elephant hospital
assists in medical care and helps to promote a
better understanding of the elephant's physiology, important in treating them for illness. For
generations elephants have been a part of the Thai culture, although today the Thai elephant mostly
is domesticated animal, since Thailand now has few working elephants. Many are used in the
tourism sector at special elephant parks or zoos, where they perform in shows. In some cases
Thailand is still deals with roaming elephants on the city streets, usually after the mahout, an
elephant driver, becomes unemployed, which often causes the elephant serious stress.
Britain's Saddest Puppy
Six-month-old puppy Princess has such delicate skin she can't go
outside. While other dogs run free at Britain's Bleakholt Animal
Sanctuary, Princess must gaze through the window. But this canine,
otherwise known as Britain's Saddest Puppy, has become a minor
celebrity in the media.
Notes on my
thoughts, questions,
and reactions as I
read:
Hippo Goes to the Dentist
North Carolina Zoo Chief Veterinarian Dr. Mike Loomis
recently returned from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, where he
helped perform a dental procedure on a 3,000-lb. old
friend. Loomis, along with veterinarians and keepers
from the Parque de las Sciencias museums in Bayamon,
conducted dental surgery on "Tomy," a 39-year-old male
hippopotamus that the N.C. Zoo veterinarian has been
treating on a semi-regular basis for two decades.
World's Smallest Living Cat
Fizz Girl, a Munchkin Cat from San Diego, Calif., has grabbed the
record title for Shortest Living Cat. Measuring in at just 6 inches tall
from floor to shoulder, Fizz Girl weighs 4 pounds, 2.3 ounces.
Munchkin cats are a special breed that have little legs caused by a
naturally occurring genetic mutation.
Smallest Frog
Some frogs eat flies. This tiny amphibian is not much bigger
than one. The Microhyla nepenthicola, a newly discovered
species of frog, lives in the jungle on the island of Borneo in
Malaysia. It is barely larger than a pea.
Sheep Dog
This is a lamb in China that looks just like a
dog. Farmers in Fugu County, in western
China's Shaanxi Province, were left openmouthed when they saw the young animal
running around their field. The lamb has a
mouth, nose, paws and tail which look very
similar to a dog's features - but still has a
white woolly coat.
Notes on my thoughts,
questions, and reactions
as I read: