CARNIVOROUS ANIMALSCARNIVOROUS ANIMALS

Some animals eat other animals. They are carnivores. Eagles, penguins, tigers or lions are carnivores.

HERBIVOROUS ANIMALSHERBIVOROUS ANIMALS

Other animals only eat plants. They are herbivores. Geese, robins, horses or sheep are herbivores.

OMNIVOROUS ANIMALSOMNIVOROUS ANIMALS

But, there are some animals that eat both plants and animals. They are called omnivores. Humans, hens, foxes and bears are omnivores.

dragonfly

ladybird

bee

grasshopper

butterfly

INSECTSINSECTSInsects are oviparous. They are invertebrate animals

because they don’t have a backbone.

They have six legs, two antennae and some have wings.

Mammals are animals with a backbone inside their bodies – they are vertebrates.

They are called mammals because they feed their babies milk.

They breathe air with their lungs.

They are born from their mother’s bodies. We say that they are viviparous.

Most mammals have fur on their bodies.

Most of them have four feet to walk, but whales and dolphins swim with their fins and bats fly with their wings.

Some examples of mammals are:

humansbats

dogssheep

foxes

dolphins

whales

elephants pigs

Birds are vertebrates because they have got a backbone inside their bodies.

Birds have got beaks,

wings, a tail and two legs.

beak

tail

wings

legs

Birds are oviparous because they are born from eggs.

They have feathers on their bodies. Most of them can fly, but some like penguins, ostriches or hens cannot.

a penguin

an ostrich

an eagle

a hen

a flamingo

a seagullan owl

parrots

Fish are vertebrates because they have a backbone.

Fish are oviparous animals because they come from eggs.

They live in water.

tail

fin

finscales

Fish have scales on their bodies.

They swim with their fins and tails.

a clown fish sardines a shark

a swordfish a tuna fisha red lionfish

a ray a globefish

Reptileslizard

turtle

snake crocodile

snake

Reptiles are vertebrates.

They have a skeleton with a backbone.

Lizard in egg

Snake

TurtleThey are oviparous

because they come from eggs.

They have hard scales called scutes or shells on their bodies. Snakes also have skin.

AMPHIBIANS

Amphibians live both on land and in water.

Amphibians are vertebrates because they have a backbone.

Amphibians are Amphibians are oviparousoviparous because they come from because they come from eggseggs..

They have They have moist skinmoist skin on on their bodies.their bodies.

Carnivorous animals eat other animals.What do carnivorous animals eat?

Herbivorous animals only eat plants.What do herbivorous animals eat?

Omnivorous animals eat both plants and animals.What do omnivorous animals eat?

Oviparous animals come from eggs.Where do oviparous animals come from?

Viviparous animals are born from their mothers’ bodies.Where do viviparous animals come from?

Birds are vertebrate animals because they have a backbone.Are birds vertebrate or invertebrate animals? Why?

Birds are oviparous because they come from eggs.Are birds viviparous or oviparous? Why?

Birds have feathers on their bodies.What do birds have on their bodies?

Birds live in nests.Where do birds live?

No, they can’t.Can penguins fly?

Fish are vertebrate animals because they have a backbone.Are fish vertebrate or invertebrate animals? Why?

Fish are oviparous because they come from eggs.Are fish viviparous or oviparous? Why?

Fish have scales on their bodies.What do fish have on their bodies?

Fish live in water.Where do fish live?

Yes, they can.Can sharks swim?