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1. How do humans and animals differ? 2. A Night In A Cage (poem) 3. Written by Michelle Krapf; Posted on Animals in Print, the Online Newsletter 4. [|__http://www.all-creatures.org/aip/p-cage.html__] 5. website; June 2nd 6. Speaker: Michelle Krapf, animals Occasion: When thinking of animals and the life they live Audience: Everyone Purpose: To inform readers of an animals life and look at things from an animal's’ perspective Subject: Animals in comparison to humans Tone: empathetic, informative, gloomy 7. This poem explains how freedom is what satisfies an animal, by putting things from the perspective of being locked in a cage. The author pities animals to show readers how lucky they are that they are not an animal being locked up. 8. Animals just want to be free and live their lives and not be restricted by humans, who limit their freedom and happiness. 9. I think that Michelle Krapf brings up valid information in this poem. She points out the restricted lives animals live by contrasting them with humans. And the facts she states are accurate. 10. > > > >
 * “To be on their own and to be free”
 * “What if a human spent a night in a cage?”
 * “In their homes, enjoying the freedom/Is all an animal really needs”
 * “Imagine that everyday of your life”

1. What makes animals intelligent? 2. Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind 3. Ursula Dicke and Gerhard Rocke; The Scientific American 4. [|__http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/intelligence-evolved/__] ; [|__http://old.richarddawkins.net/articles/3051-animal-intelligence-and-the-evolution-of-the-human-mind__] 5. Website; June 2nd 6. Speaker: Ursula Dicke, Gerhard Rocke, animals, humans Occasion: when discussing intelligence (animal or human) Audience: everyone Purpose: to inform humans that animals are intelligent too, but not necessarily in the same way Subject: Animal Intelligence compared with Human Intelligence Tone: Informative, Objective 7. Animals lack in language which is one of the biggest differences when compared with humans. It is difficult for scientists to measure their intelligence because of this contrast. Some scientists have come up with different ways to test animals since they exemplify a lot of “street smart.” But ultimately, it is a challenge to compare human and animal intelligence since they are so different. 8. It is difficult to compare animal and human intelligence because animals and humans have different capabilities. 9. I think the authors make sure to objectively explain facts about animal intelligence and human intelligence. They fairly overview the differences and similarities between the two. 10. > > > >
 * “Only humans can perform such intellectual feats, presumably because we are smarter than all other animal species—at least by our own definition of intelligence.”
 * “Such biological subtleties, along with behavioral ones, suggest that human intelligence is best likened to an upgrade of the cognitive capacities of nonhuman primates rather than an exceptionally advanced form of cognition.”
 * “Various animals can convey complex messages to other members of their species; they can communicate about objects that are not in sight and relay information about individuals and events.”
 * “This timing corresponds with the development of Broca's speech area in the left frontal lobe, which may be unique to humans.”
 * “Behavioral ecologists, on the other hand, prefer to judge animals on their street smarts—that is, their ability to solve problems relevant to survival in their natural habitats—rather than on their test-taking talents. In this view, intelligence is a cluster of capabilities that evolved in response to particular environments. Some scientists have further proposed that mental or behavioral flexibility, the ability to come up with novel solutions to problems, is another good measure of animal intellect.”