Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Domesticating Mammals


My 8th grader presented her academic project last night, which was about the history of animal domestication.

In the traveling bag in front of her in the second picture was Ghoasty, a feral kitten rescued by one of her brothers 12 years ago in Golden Gate Park. To this day she is a very shy cat who prefers the outdoors -- but always comes home.

Her life with our family is an entire story by itself.

As Julia explained her research to the parents and teachers who stopped by her exhibit, I reflected on how deep the intellectual and emotional roots of her interests in animals is.

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