The author of the reading believes that there are several surprising beliefs about elephants, and provides three reasons of support. However, the lecturer rejects the claim made in the reading, casting doubt on all the three reasons presented in the passage.
First, according to the reading, elephants are aware about their death's time, and they leave their herds and live alone near water. This point is challenged by the lecturer. She says that it is true that old elephants break away from their herds, but their leaving is for finding some soft food. She elaborates on this by mentioning that in old ages elephants don't have teeth, and they should find soft food that is in water. So they should live near water.
Second, the author states that, elephants are capable to painting. The lecturer rebuts this. She mentions that elephants’ ears are so sensitive, and human make use of their ears for training. As a result, by touching elephants’ ears, they learn how to paint.
Finally, the reading passage asserts that elephants have a fear of mice. The lecturer, on the other hand, states that this claim is problematic. She explains that elephants have a fear of mice because mice are unknown for elephants. She puts forth the idea that when elephants are familiar with mice, they do not afraid of them such as situation in zoos that both elephants and mice live with each other, and elephants do not mind mice.
The author of the
reading
believes that there are several surprising beliefs about
elephants
, and provides three reasons of support.
However
, the
lecturer
rejects the claim made in the
reading
, casting doubt on all the three reasons presented in the passage.
First
, according to the
reading
,
elephants
are aware about their death's time, and they
leave
their herds and
live
alone near water. This point
is challenged
by the
lecturer
. She says that it is true that
old
elephants
break away from their herds,
but
their leaving is for finding
some
soft food. She elaborates on this by mentioning that in
old
ages
elephants
don't have teeth, and they should find soft food
that is
in water.
So
they should
live
near water.
Second, the author states that,
elephants
are capable to painting. The
lecturer
rebuts this. She mentions that
elephants’
ears are
so
sensitive, and human
make
use
of their ears for training.
As a result
, by touching
elephants’
ears, they learn how to paint.
Finally
, the
reading
passage asserts that
elephants
have a fear of mice. The
lecturer
,
on the other hand
, states that this claim is problematic. She
explains
that
elephants
have a fear of mice
because
mice are unknown for
elephants
. She puts forth the
idea
that when
elephants
are familiar with mice, they do not afraid of them such as situation in zoos that both
elephants
and mice
live
with each other, and
elephants
do not mind mice.