Animal Classificaiton
Warm and Cold Blooded AnimalsMiss Johnson 4th GradeAnimal
ClassificaitonDoes is mean that the animals blood is warm?
What is a warm blooded animal?
Keep the same body temperature, no matter what the temperature
is like around them.
In the winter
And the summer
Their body temperature stays the same.
No!! Animals that are warm blooded:
Sweating
Animals that are warm blooded cool off by:
Panting
Bathing
Resting
shiveringHow do warm blooded animals stay warm?
Layers of fur, feathers, and fat help to keep the animal
warm.
All Mammals Are Warm Blooded
Birds are warm blooded
Does this mean that their blood is cold?
What is a cold blooded animal?
Cannot control their body temperature.If they are outside and it
is hot, their body temperature becomes warm.
If they are outside and it is cold, their body temperature
drops.
No! Animals that are cold blooded:
Fish who live in areas where the winters are cold move to deeper
waters during the colder months or move to warmer waters.
Cold-blooded animals also get warm by:
When it is cold, a cold-blooded animal is not very active. It
usually buries itself in the ground so it does not get cold.
partially frozen frog will stop breathing, and its heart will
stop beating. It will appear quite dead. But when it warms up above
freezing, the frog's frozen portions will thaw, and its heart and
lungs resume activityHow do cold-blooded animals survive the
winter?
A cold-blooded animal will sun itself to get warm.
Reptiles are cold-blooded
Amphibians are cold-blooded
Most fish are cold-blooded
Pictures of AnimalsNow you try. Look at the pictures and decide
if it is warm, or cold blooded.
