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We are learning new vocabulary about "Animals".
We are learning new vocabulary about "Animals".
Mammals
All mammals are warm-blooded so that they can adapt to all types of environments. By having warm blood, mammals can control their body temperature in cold environments like the arctic or hot like the desert. Also, mammals use lungs to breathe air. They are vertebrate animals that have a back bone or a spine. They also have hair or fur on their bodies. Babies drink milk from their moms. This is called nursing. Mammals have the ability to find food, water, and shelter to survive. All mammals are born alive babies except for two: the platypus and echidna who lay eggs, but as soon the babies hatch they drink milk from the mom.
Hibernate
Animal or plant that spends the winter in a dormant state sleeping.
Invertebrate
Invertebrate animals do not have a backbone.Examples:
- snails
- worms
- starfish
- jellyfish
Habitat
A habitat is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
Birds
Birds are animals that are covered with feathers. They have a beak, wings, and claws. Some birds like eagles have very large, strong, sharp claws called talons.
Amphibians
Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrate animals. Most of them can live in water and on land. Young amphibians' breath with gills. Adults use lungs to breathe.
Reptiles
Reptiles are cold-blooded animals. They like to bask in the sun to warm themselves. Their bodies are covered with scales.
Fish
Fish live in salt water like oceans or fresh water like lakes, rivers, and ponds. They are cold-blooded. Also, they breathe under water with gills and they have fins to help them swim.
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