Nancy Robinson, aged 12, of Houston, Texas

Do birds or insects help each other in trouble?

Mother birds, and sometimes father birds, do a very good job of bringing up. their young. This calls for quite a lot of help. It also includes instruction in flying. Certain birds flock together in search of food. At migrating season, flocks of birds team up to help and make the way easier for themselves and each other.

Many insects live social lives in hives and colonies, The little worker bee wears herself out helping young bees to grow up. Ants inform each other when they discover food supplies.

But birds and insects seem to help only when the young ones get into trouble. Birds do not bother with a grown companion who breaks a wing. Bees and ants do not hesitate to cast off the old and worn out worker. Only human beings, it seems, understand the sort of kindness that makes them want to help each other in trouble. This is one of the many qualities that set. us apart from the kingdom of animals.