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The One and only ivan
by Katherine applegate

A Bad Dream p. 161

8/7/2015

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From The One and Only Ivan, p. 161

"Every so often, I glance over at the empty ring. The claw stick glints in the moonlight.
'Stop! No!' Ruby's frantic cries startle me.
'Ruby,' I call, 'you're having a bad dream. You're okay. You're safe.'
'Where's Stella?' she asks, gulping at air. Before I can answer, she says, 'Never mind, I remember now.'
'Go back to sleep, Ruby,' I say. 'You've had a hard day.'
'I can't go back to sleep,' she says. 'I'm afraid I'll have the same dream. There was a sharp stick and it hurt...'"

This made me think about whether or not animals have dreams. Do you think animals dream? If so, what have you observed before that makes you think that they do dream. I also wonder what animals dream about. Do frogs dream about falling off of their lily pads and catching flies? Do they have realistic dreams, or fantastical dreams, or both? Do they day dream?

"What Do Animals Dream About?" This article may be a difficult read because there's a lot of technical language, but if you skim through it you might be able to get a piece or two of information from it.

I am a big, BIG fan of cute animal videos. Of course I'm going to use this opportunity to include a video compilation of doggies and their dreams.
11 Comments
Ashleigh
1/23/2018 08:12:07 am

I think animals dream,because they can act like they are doing something they do in their everyday life(for a cat they may move around acting as if they are chasing a mouse or a rat).And,if it's a bird it may sing (chirp or make noise)while it's asleep.(The reason why they dream is because their brain is tricking the rest of the animals body in order to make it not move so the animal can sleep)

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Aidan
2/15/2018 12:09:56 pm

animals dream

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kahlya
10/31/2019 10:43:20 am

dogs dream about casing cats

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Rosa
10/31/2019 10:46:20 am

I think animals draem about something will happend to them

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Annabella
11/8/2019 08:57:57 am

This book is so sad

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Annabella
11/8/2019 09:00:18 am

I think that animals dream because they need to have their ups and downs I life like humans

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Peyton O
5/6/2020 09:20:20 am

I think dogs are thinking about running or walking or chasing something because when dogs dream they mostly move their legs like they are running and sometimes they even bark.

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Guy
10/5/2020 11:10:40 am

I think animals have dreams and daydreams because my dog moves, barks, growls, and cries in his sleep. I think these symbol different kinds of dreams

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Peeps
10/5/2020 01:16:10 pm

I think that animals do dream because they aren't plants they bark they move they are animals they have dazes they take naps and they day dream they are living breathing animals

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Stella
10/5/2020 02:31:34 pm

I think animals dream because they have so much happening in there little big lives.

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Aya
10/5/2020 02:36:18 pm

Yes, I think that animals do have dreams and daydreams, because all animals have all the same feelings as humans do. Just because they are smaller or bigger does not mean they can't have or do have different things then us.

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