Plant eaters can also be influenced by the behavior of animals around them and their own kind, learning to eat meat by watching other creatures do so. In recent years, experts have determined that ...

How kids can watch them: Crows breed in spring and summer, so that’s a great time for kids to observe nesting. Once eggs hatch, Marzluff says children can watch crow parents tend to their young ...

The Kids, Cats and K9s program helps participating children think “bigger thoughts” about the animals they are visiting and helping with their work, Laska said.

The March 13 event allowed kids to meet farmers from Animal EDventure who brought a kangaroo, goat, llama, cow, spider monkey, Harlequin McCaw and other animals for up-close looks.

These are just some of the countless lessons about animals. Now, author and Rabbi Levi Welton has written a book to teach young children about the Jewish view on animals as well.