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Talking Tails

By Janice VanCleave

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Animals communicate by sound, such as a tiger’s roar.

But the roar can mean different things depending on its tone and volume. It could mean:

black-round-bullet2 GET AWAY!!!

black-round-bullet2 Let’s Play

black-round-bullet2 Come and Share the Food I Found.
Tigers are also known for communicating with their tails .
The position and motion of a tiger’s tail sends a different message. Using a flexible plastic ruler to represent a tiger’s tail, you can demonstrate how a tiger communicates different messages.
Discover for Yourself

black-round-bullet2 FRIENDLY: Hold the ruler in an upright position and slowly shake it  back and forth.talking-tiger-tail1

black-round-bullet2 EXCITED!: Hold the ruler to the side and shake it quickly from side to side.talking-tiger-tail21

black-round-bullet2BEWARE!!!  Hold the ruler downward and shake it slightly from side to side.talking-tiger-tail3

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