Based on Eduardo Kohn’s ethnography, How Forests Think (2013), identify each statement as a reasonable strategy for multispecies ethnography, or not.

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communicate with forest plants and trees by imitating the sounds of wind and water
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eat, sleep, and spend time as animals do
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see the world through the eyes of an animal
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investigate the ecological relationships between people and plants
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Not a Reasonable Strategy

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**Reasonable Strategy:**
1. **Eat, sleep, and spend time as animals do** - This strategy can help anthropologists immerse themselves in the lived experiences of different species, grasping their daily rhythms and physical interactions with the environment.
2. **See the world through the eyes of an animal** - Attempting to understand the perspective of non-human species aligns with the goals of multispecies ethnography, which seeks to appreciate non-human ways of being and knowing.
3. **Investigate the ecological relationships between people and plants** - This is a foundational aspect of multispecies ethnography, focusing on the interconnectedness of human and non-human life.

**Not a Reasonable Strategy:**
1. **Communicate with forest plants and trees by imitating the sounds of wind and water** - While imaginative and evocative, this is not a commonly recognized method in anthropological practice for collecting empirical data or understanding interspecies relationships.