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CATCAT CATS AND KITTENSCATS AND KITTENS A female cat can have kittens by the age of nine or ten A female cat can have kittens by the age of nine or ten

months. She carries her young for about nine weeks months. She carries her young for about nine weeks before giving birth. An average litter is about four before giving birth. An average litter is about four kittens.kittens.

Kittens’ eyes open about eight to ten days after birth. For Kittens’ eyes open about eight to ten days after birth. For about six weeks, their only food is their mother’s milk. about six weeks, their only food is their mother’s milk. Then the mother starts bringing them scraps of food. She Then the mother starts bringing them scraps of food. She may bring back live prey.may bring back live prey.

Any cat will hunt—it’s their instinctive behavior. Kittens Any cat will hunt—it’s their instinctive behavior. Kittens develop their hunting skills by watching their mother and develop their hunting skills by watching their mother and imitating what she does. This is how they become good imitating what she does. This is how they become good “mousers.”“mousers.”

DOGSDOGS

There are about 150 different breeds, or kinds, of dogs. Each There are about 150 different breeds, or kinds, of dogs. Each breed varies widely in appearance, size, intelligence, and breed varies widely in appearance, size, intelligence, and behavior. For thousands of years, people have trained dogs to behavior. For thousands of years, people have trained dogs to hunt for food, herd animals, and guard homes and farms. But most hunt for food, herd animals, and guard homes and farms. But most people just keep dogs as pets because they make friendly, loyal people just keep dogs as pets because they make friendly, loyal companions.companions.

Different dogs look, act, and bark in different ways, depending on Different dogs look, act, and bark in different ways, depending on their breed. See if you can match the picture of each dog to the their breed. See if you can match the picture of each dog to the name of its breed.name of its breed.

Terriers are one of the seven dog groups of the American Kennel Terriers are one of the seven dog groups of the American Kennel Club. They were bred to hunt and catch small animals. This Club. They were bred to hunt and catch small animals. This photograph shows a Cairn terrier.photograph shows a Cairn terrier.

ElephantsElephants

It is large animals in the world. It is large animals in the world. Elephants are the largest land animals. Elephants are the largest land animals.

Some elephants can weigh as much as a Some elephants can weigh as much as a car! Male elephants live alone but female car! Male elephants live alone but female elephants live together in families. When a elephants live together in families. When a baby elephant is born, other females in the baby elephant is born, other females in the family help raise it.family help raise it.

Female elephants and their young, known Female elephants and their young, known as calves, live together in families. The as calves, live together in families. The oldest female heads the family. When oldest female heads the family. When threatened, females surround the calves to threatened, females surround the calves to protect them from danger.protect them from danger.

ZEBRA. ZEBRA.

The mountain zebra lives in the hilly areas of southern The mountain zebra lives in the hilly areas of southern

Africa.Africa.

Zebras are members of the horse family. They live in Zebras are members of the horse family. They live in Africa. Each type of zebra has its own pattern of Africa. Each type of zebra has its own pattern of stripes. The plains zebra, shown here, is one of the stripes. The plains zebra, shown here, is one of the most common types of zebra.most common types of zebra.

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