ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Natan Slifkin

Natan Slifkin is a person who loves animals and thinks it's very important to learn about them. He's like a special kind of teacher who teaches people about animals and how to treat them nicely.

But some people didn't like the things Natan was teaching about animals because they thought it was against their religion. They said that some of the animals Natan was talking about were bad, and that it was wrong to talk about them in a nice way.

Natan didn't think he was being mean to any animal, he just wanted to help people learn more about them. But some people didn't like what he was saying so they told him he wasn't allowed to teach anymore.

Natan was very sad about this, but he didn't give up. He kept learning about animals and teaching people in his own special way. Even though some people didn't like what he had to say, he knew that he was doing something he loved and that it was important to keep teaching people about animals.