Unit 14 Zoology
among the different kinds of bees, it is the honey-bee that has interested scientists most because of the “language” they use to communicate with each other.
in order to tell the bees apart, he painted some bees with little dots of colour.
for his lifetime’s work in studying the communication of animals, including honey-bees, professor karl von frisch was awarded a nobel prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists.
they trooped behind the first dancer, copying its movement.
after designing more experiments, they were able to clarify the procedure by which bees communicate information that they use to find and fetch food.
like all other living creatures, human beings belong to a group of other animals that share certain characteristics.
step 2: testing your skills on p250-251
step 3: cloze test on p255-256
step 4: translating on p 256