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Classification of animals
Such as birds, mammals and reptiles
 Animals

Vertebrates(With Backbones)

Bir Mammal Reptile

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Birds
Birds
Birds are the most useful to man. There are
thousands of different kinds of birds. They
vary in size from the tiny hummingbird to
the large ostrich.
A bird is an animal with feathers.
They have beaks and wings.
They lay eggs. The young hatch from the eggs.
They are warm-blooded.

Birds breathe faster than mammals

and their bodies are warmer. Only
mammals and birds are warm-
blooded.
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Birds can be grouped by where they live - land

birds, water birds, Arctic birds, tropical birds.

Birds can be grouped by what they eat - birds

that eat insects, birds that eat fruits and seeds,
birds that eat meat and fish.

Birds can also be grouped according to the

shape of their feet, beaks or wings.
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Mamm
als Mammals are the most intelligent creatures on
earth. They learn to adapt to many different
climates and living conditions. Some mammals are
tame, some are wild, some are very large and some
are small. MAMMALS are alike in these ways:
They have fur or hair.
The babies drink milk from their mother's bodies.
They have a backbone.
They have four limbs (arms, legs, flippers).
They are warm-blooded. (Warm-blooded means
that their bodies stay at almost the same
temperature all the time.)
Most mammals are born alive.
They breathe air through lungs.
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-Most baby mammals grow inside their mother
and are born alive. There are a few mammals that
grow inside an egg in their mother's body.

-Bears, apes, wolves, the hippopotamus, rodents

(rabbit, gopher, chipmunk ), lions, tigers, whales,
dolphins and people are all MAMMALS.

-Some unique mammals are whales and dolphins,

bats, the armadillo and the platypus.
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Reptiles

Snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises, alligators and

crocodiles are REPTILES.
The dinosaurs of prehistoric time were reptiles.
Reptiles are alike in the following ways:
They have dry, scaly skin.
They have short legs or no legs at all.
They breathe with lungs.
They are cold-blooded.
Reptiles are vertebrates -- they have backbones.
Most young reptiles hatch from eggs, but not all do.
Many snakes have live babies.
Young reptiles look like their parents.
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Some reptiles do not have legs (snakes).
Many reptiles have claws on their feet.
Reptiles that live in cold climates hibernate in winter.
Most reptiles shed their skin as they grow.
Reptiles do not eat as often as warm-blooded
animals.
Reptiles are all cold-blooded. When it is cold their
bodies and blood become cold. When they lie in the
warm sun their bodies and blood become warm.
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 Questio
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What
WhatamamI?I?
Mammal,
Mammal,Bird,
Bird,Fish,
Fish,
Amphibian
AmphibianororReptile?
Reptile?

I am
I ama amammal.
mammal.My Mybodybodyisiswarm
warm
and
andfurry.
furry.I feed
I feedmy mybabies
babiesononmilk.
milk.
I give
I givebirth
birthtotolive
liveyoung.
young.
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