Pb3a: Finding out what lions eat.

                Everyone likes cats, right? If not you probably like dogs. And if not them either, maybe some like ferret or something. The point is that all sane people like animals and enjoy some type of furry or scaly creature. I would like to make my Pb3a into a translation of the scholarly article about the diets of animals “Carbon isotopes ratios of bone apatite and animal diet reconstruction,” into a nice playful story book for children and an interesting recipe for some adult’s pets.

                 Kids grow up dreaming of playing with lions or dolphins or even elephants. Likewise many adults would love to have a pet lion too. I always just imagined me feeding my pet crocodile the leftover broccoli that I didn’t like under the table when my parents weren’t looking. Now that I’m older I think to myself, “What do crocodiles actually eat?” I’m 110% sure that many other kids have asked what certain animals eat, and many parents probably said the simple answer of meat or vegetables.  But with my interpretation of the scholarly article by Sullivan and Kruegar, I’d present their knowledge of animal diets into almost like an educational picture book. This would have like pop-outs and bright colors and short sentences that almost every single 4^th grader wants to read in his free time. The whole purpose of this would to educate the children about actual animals or plants their favorite animals eat. This could be accomplished with sentences like “Carl the crocodile crunched on his crisp tiny crustaceans,” or, “Larry the lion loves licking his fresh lamb.” Anything that uses simple rhetorical elements such as metaphors or alliteration because they attract the attention of new readers.

                 For adults I’d have to take another approach to the animal diet. When people think of their animals they think of how cuddly and fun they are to play with, and for an animal to be active, they must be fed well. I was thinking of making like an article from Pet smart or something that gives recipes for great meals for their fluffy cat or beautiful dog. Something I might write would be like, “Add two cubes of salmon meat for your little precious cat because it boosts flavor while adding the extra nutrition they need!” It can even go further and talk about how the proteins increase muscle mass or even give a nice sheen to the cat’s fur. This would aim for the adult audience, pretty much no discrimination in age because all ages have furry little creatures that they want to take care of to the best of their ability. The whole point would show the connection between the animal’s natural diet and what you can feed them to give them the best quality of life they can get—which is what every pet owner really wants.

To create an effective piece for a certain audience, you have to pay attention to what they want to hear. Kids aren’t going to want to hear how the color and thickness of your animal’s poop might allude to a sickness that they have. Similarly adults already know that lions eat meat and giraffes eat leaves.  So I plan to make a story book about what animals eat for the children and an a recipe for pet food for adults.