10 Questions to Ask a 8-Year-Old About Animals

Conversation questions we've tested with actual 8-year-olds about animals. Use them at dinner, bedtime, or on the drive home. Each one is age-tested so it lands — not too simple, not too abstract.

1. Do you think animals can be heroes? Can you think of an example?
2. Which animal do you wish people understood better?
3. If an octopus were your tutor, what subject could it teach best?
4. What's an animal superpower you wish humans had?
5. Do you think it's fair to keep animals in zoos? Why or why not?
6. Which animal would you trust with a secret?
7. Why do you think elephants have such long memories?
8. If you had to pick one animal to rescue the planet, which would it be?
9. Do you think fish recognize each other?
10. What animal do you think is the most misunderstood?