Anthropomorphism
Assigning human traits, behaviors, and personalities to non-human things (animals, plants, or even objects).
What is anthropomorphism?
A tame or habituated animal living at a zoo or rehabilitation facility, often used to educate the public about that species.
What is an animal ambassador?
An animal that has been changed at the genetic level by selective breeding in order to benefit humans.
What is a domestic animal?
Name 1 animal the Kratz brothers turned into.
Dolphin
Python
Hummingbird
What was Brittnay's anthropogenic story yesterday?
Mouse in a glue trap :(
What makes an ambassador different than a pet?
They are usually wild animals (not domestic) that are non-releasable. They often require trust to be built up over months or years in order to be trained and handled.
The process of an animal becoming adjusted to the presence of humans.
What is habituation?
The technique of moistening paper with a glue-like material to create a hardened sculpture. (+100 pts for original purpose +100 for country of origin)
What is paper mache?
Originally used for ceremonial masks, helmets, decorations, & art
Originated in China (the inventors of paper!)
Climate change caused by CO2 emissions and other human activities.
What is anthropogenic climate change?
What are Mina's roles as an Animal Ambassador? Name 2 things.
Blood donor
Educating the public
Surrogate mother
What are three reasons humans domesticated animals?
Work (farm dogs, draft horses, alpacas)
Companionship (pets!)
For goods (wool, milk, leather, fur)
The action of restoring an injured or sick animal back to its original condition through physical therapy, medication, and enriching activities.
What is rehabilitation?
How can anthropomorphism be good? Give an example.
It builds empathy between the human and the subject. For example, anthropomorphizing a spider (which many people might find gross) could allow people to understand spiders more, and treat them better in the future!
Name three reasons an animal may be "non-releasable."
Permanant injury
Head trauma
Chronic illness
Improper mentation to survive
Habituated
Imprinted
The process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
What is natural selection?
What does CROW stand for (no cheating this time).
Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
How might anthropomorphism be bad? Give a pop culture example (from a movie, book, show, or story).
Misrepresent a species, portraying them in a scientifically inaccurate light, or even villainizing them.
Ex: the Great Barracuda in Finding Nemo, the Hyenas in The Lion King
An animal came in with a disabling injury. Although the injury made the animal non-releasable, name one thing that would PREVENT us from keeping it as an ambassador.
Improper mentation
Chronic pain
The process of humans choosing organisms with favorable traits to breed together.
What is artificial selection?
What animal is Brittnay using for her project?
Sanibel Rice Rat