Jez's Blog

1.How do Paiwan people show their respect to the animal they hunted?
Paiwan people show their respect to the animals that they hunted by wearing their tusks, teeth and even feather on their head.

2.Why archery is so important to Bunun people? How did fathers train their children to be an archer?
Archery is important to Bunun people because hunting is a part of their life. Fathers train their children to be an archer by teaching them shooting skills with deer ears -- before the 1st hunt, children practice their shooting and aiming skills on deer ears.

3.Why are bats welcomed by Ancient Chinese culture? But in western societies, why do people regard bats as nuisance?
Bats are welcomed by Ancient Chinese culture because they belief that bats can trace away evil spirits. However, western societies regard bats as nuisance because they are considered disgusting and dirty.

4.This video shows a lot of living extinct animals in Taiwan. Please choose one animal that impressed you the most and describe its habitat and its way to survive in the natural environment?
The frog that lives in a bamboo impressed me the most. I'm impressed by its habitual behavior. Which is that every male frog has their own bamboo; after mating, the female frog will lay her eggs in the male frog's bamboo and leave the bamboo; and then the male frog will protect the eggs until they become tadpoles, then he leaves the bamboo; then, the female frog comes back to the same bamboo (it's amazing that she's able to do this) in about once a week, feeding her babies (tadpoles).