Wild and Domestic Animals

Looking Around 2 — Animals. Wild versus domestic animals matches this topic.

• Wild animals live in forests and take care of themselves — lion, tiger, deer.
• Domestic animals live with people who take care of them — cow, dog, hen.
• People get milk, eggs, or help from domestic animals.

Verbal: A cow is domestic — it lives with farmers and gives us milk; a tiger is wild — it lives in the forest and hunts its own food.

Symbolic: Wild animal = lives alone in forest, finds own food. Domestic animal = lives with humans, cared for by humans.

Level 1 — Wild

Lives in forest, no human care — lion, elephant.

Level 1 — Domestic

Lives with humans who feed and care for it — cow, dog.

Level 1 — Milk givers

Cow and buffalo are domestic animals giving milk.

Level 2 — Helpers

Dogs guard homes; bullocks help plough fields.

Level 2 — Safety

We do not keep wild animals like tigers at home.

Why do we not keep a tiger as a pet at home?

Step 1 — A tiger is a **wild animal**.
Step 2 — Wild animals are **not tame** and can be dangerous.
Step 3 — They belong in the **forest**, not our homes.
Answer: Tigers are wild and unsafe to keep at home; they belong in the forest.

• Name one wild animal and one domestic animal.
• Which animal gives us milk?
• Where do wild animals usually live?

Stretch: Why can domestic animals live safely with humans but wild animals usually cannot? Give one example each.

Revision tip: List three domestic animals you have seen near your home.

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