By,Miss Abbott
By,Miss Abbott
All About Animals
All About Animals
We will learn about many types of animals…We will learn about
many types of animals… Reptiles Insects Mammals Fish Amphibians Birds
Reptiles Insects Mammals Fish Amphibians Birds
What is a Reptile?What is a Reptile? Today there are 6,800 reptile
species on earth The major groups are alligators
and crocodiles, turtles, lizards, and snakes.
All reptiles are cold-blooded, which is why they warm themselves in the sun, and have bodies covered in dry, horny scales.
Some reptiles lay eggs; others give birth to live young.
Today there are 6,800 reptile species on earth
The major groups are alligators and crocodiles, turtles, lizards, and snakes.
All reptiles are cold-blooded, which is why they warm themselves in the sun, and have bodies covered in dry, horny scales.
Some reptiles lay eggs; others give birth to live young.
What is an Insect?What is an Insect?
Insects and their relatives, including spiders and scorpions, belong to a huge group of animals called the arthropods.
The main thing that all arthropods have in common is their hard outer coat, which is called an exoskeleton and protects their soft insides.
The bodies of arthropods are divided into sections.
Insects and their relatives, including spiders and scorpions, belong to a huge group of animals called the arthropods.
The main thing that all arthropods have in common is their hard outer coat, which is called an exoskeleton and protects their soft insides.
The bodies of arthropods are divided into sections.
What is a Mammal?What is a Mammal?
Mammals live on land, at sea, in the air, and under the ground.
All mammals, from bats to whales, share a number of important traits that make them different from other animals.
Mammals are warm-blooded, they have fur or hair, and most mammals give birth to live young (rather than laying eggs).
Mammals live on land, at sea, in the air, and under the ground.
All mammals, from bats to whales, share a number of important traits that make them different from other animals.
Mammals are warm-blooded, they have fur or hair, and most mammals give birth to live young (rather than laying eggs).
What do you know about Fish?
What do you know about Fish?
Fishes come in an amazing variety of shapes and colors, but they all have three important things in common:
All fishes live in water, have fins, and use gills to get oxygen from the water.
Fishes come in an amazing variety of shapes and colors, but they all have three important things in common:
All fishes live in water, have fins, and use gills to get oxygen from the water.
What is an Amphibian?What is an Amphibian?
Like birds, reptiles, mammals, and fishes, amphibians are vertebrates –- that is, creatures with a backbone and an internal skeleton.
Amphibians live part of their life in water and part on land.
Even those species that lay eggs on land start life in a fluid-filled egg, breathing through gills
Like birds, reptiles, mammals, and fishes, amphibians are vertebrates –- that is, creatures with a backbone and an internal skeleton.
Amphibians live part of their life in water and part on land.
Even those species that lay eggs on land start life in a fluid-filled egg, breathing through gills
What do you know about birds?
What do you know about birds?
Birds are warm-blooded creatures, like mammals, but they lay eggs, like most reptiles.
All birds have feathers and wings, and most birds are able to fly.
Birds are amazingly varied in their shapes, sizes, colors, and behavior patterns.
There are more than 9,000 different species of birds in the world
Birds are warm-blooded creatures, like mammals, but they lay eggs, like most reptiles.
All birds have feathers and wings, and most birds are able to fly.
Birds are amazingly varied in their shapes, sizes, colors, and behavior patterns.
There are more than 9,000 different species of birds in the world