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King Charles Visits Special Golden Goats on Island
July 16th, 2024
The King of Britain, King Charles, visited an island called Guernsey. He saw a special kind of goat there called the Golden Guernsey Goat. These goats are not very common and people are trying to protect them.
King Charles said that this goat is now called the Royal Golden Guernay Goat. This name is special for these goats everywhere. A lady named Rebecca Martin has a goat like this. The goat's name is Tamsin. She hopes more people will learn about these goats.
The King liked the goat and said nice things about its yellow fur. These goats are very gentle and they make good milk. A man named Christopher Price works with animals that are rare, like these goats. He is happy the King is helping people notice how important and special these goats are. They help the environment because they eat in a special way that is good for the land. Christopher says thank you to the King for caring about rare animals and helping them.
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💭 Discussion Questions
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. Who visited an island called Guernsey?2
. What special animal did the King see on the island?3
. What does Christopher Price do for work?📖 Vocabulary
🌐 Cultural context
The King of Britain is like the main leader in the UK, where they have a royal family. Guernsey is a small place near France but is British. People in the UK like to protect special animals. The King's visit is to show he cares about these animals.
🧠 Further reading
The Livestock Conservancy
There is a group called The Livestock Conservancy. It helps keep rare farm animals safe. These animals are special and old types, called "heritage breeds." The group started in 1977. People wanted to stop these animals from going away forever. The Livestock Conservancy was the first to do this in the United States.
The group has 3,000 people in it. They have a list of animals that need help. They put animals like horses, cows, pigs, and chickens into groups. This shows which ones need the most help.
The Livestock Conservancy writes books. They also help with animal rescue and finding ways to keep the animals safe. They used to keep animal genes safe. Now, a place called the United States Department of Agriculture does this.
The group has done a good job. They made more turkeys live in farms. Some animals were almost gone but now are safe. They keep working to help these animals.
Environmental impacts of animal agriculture
Animals like cows, sheep, and chickens help give us food. But, when we have too many animals on farms, it can be bad for the planet. These animals need a lot of land, water, and food. The way the animals are kept can also sometimes make the air dirty.
Cows and sheep eat food in a special way that makes gases go into the air. These gases can change the weather and make the Earth warmer. It's important to eat less meat, so there are fewer animals on farms. This will help keep the Earth from getting too warm.
More people and more money mean people eat more meat. But if we keep eating more meat, it could hurt the planet more. We might eat twice as much meat in the future as we do now. If we want to keep the Earth healthy, we need to change how much meat we eat.
Monarch butterfly
Monarch butterflies are beautiful insects with orange, black, and white wings. They are known for flying a very long way. Some fly from North America to Mexico. They have big wings that are about as long as a small ruler. These butterflies look a lot like another butterfly called the viceroy, but the viceroy is smaller.
People named the monarch butterfly after a king from long ago because it is orange like a prince's title. The first person to write about this butterfly was a man named Carl Linnaeus. Later, another man named it Danaus, like a hero from old stories.