Picture: Niels Jensen/Caters NewsSource:Caters News Agency
1) What makes this story credible? What more information do I need to understand this problem better? What numbers are used in this story to give a value judgement of the tourists actions?
2) Were the perspectives in this piece generally positive or negative about the man's actions? How is my own perspective limited in making a judgement about this story? How might this story be perceived differently in different parts of Australia? In different parts of Denmark?
3) Have you seen something like this before? In what ways is a connection to "Crocodile Dundee" or "The Crocodile Hunter" appropriate? To which classic fairly tale or story is this most connected?
4) How might this story be different if the tourist's nationality were changed? To what degree would this be newsworthy if there were fewer media outlets in Australia?
5) What might be some ways this story is significant for Australian tourism? Environmental efforts?
Extension Activities:
1) Students can study tricks of zoologists to keep animals docile when humans are around and look for patterns between groups of animals (reptiles and mammals)
2) Students can list animals common to their area and rate on a continuum "most dangerous" to "most friendly".