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01-03-2008, 02:24 PM
Originally Posted by Hevvur 
Ok, even more worrying is when one child thinks a Guinea Pig is a badger
We had rabbits as kids, never particularly liked guinea pigs (not that I dislike them, just they don't appeal to me at all) but still knew what they looked like.
I only ever had a cat and a rabbit when I was a kid but I knew the different animals from books and my friends had hamsters and guinea pigs.
I also knew different birds as we had a cockatiel when I was 8
so I knew cockatiels, budgies and african grey parrots 
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01-03-2008, 02:31 PM
When we got there they stood open mouthed at seeing the animals. When they had a chance to hold a rabbit or stroke a lamb they shied away as if it was something really alien.
Remember we live in a semi rural area not some inner city place. Unbelievable
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01-03-2008, 04:53 PM
Originally Posted by alexandra
.i think all birds that are black are black birds!!!!
I don't understand it myself as surely they come across all sorts of animals in books, even if they never read at home they would read at school.
I always took my kids to petting farms and zoos etc, from a very young age, so probably by the age of 5 they would have been extremely well informed on all kinds of species.
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02-03-2008, 04:21 PM
Originally Posted by Trouble
Can't really argue with that logic though
I don't understand it myself as surely they come across all sorts of animals in books, even if they never read at home they would read at school.
I always took my kids to petting farms and zoos etc, from a very young age, so probably by the age of 5 they would have been extremely well informed on all kinds of species.
I saw all sorts of books when I was a kid, and now days, theres all sorts of animals on TV!
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02-03-2008, 07:14 PM
and the majority couldn't identify vegetables or even know that chips came from potatoes
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02-03-2008, 07:27 PM
Originally Posted by wufflehoond
Take it one step further, not only do they not know their animals but they don't know their vegetables or their meats! There was something on the news this morning about it and how most of them didn't know bacon came from a pig etc.
and the majority couldn't identify vegetables or even know that chips came from potatoes
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02-03-2008, 07:30 PM
Originally Posted by Trouble
When my son was little he could identify every vegetable and tell you he didn't like them he was in denial where chips were concerned he just wouldn't accept them as veggies he knew they came from spuds but his logic told him the cooking changed them into chips and chips arn't vegetables
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02-03-2008, 07:32 PM
Originally Posted by wufflehoond
See but he could work the logic out of why he didn't believe they were veggies LOL That took more thought than anyone they interviewed today!
He's not much better now and he's 20 next month
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02-03-2008, 07:36 PM
Originally Posted by Trouble
I think his logic was they tasted too good to be veggies
He's not much better now and he's 20 next month
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