Ant Insect Evolved from wasp-like

animals Evolved 110 – 130 million

years ago 12.500 species are

classified Live in coloniesA

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/140259

Bear Mammal caniforms or

carnivore life in North and

South America, Europe and AsiaB

Cat Domestic or house

cat Cats life with

humans for 9.500 years

CarnivorousChttp://morguefile.com/archive/display/688854

Dog Came from the grey

wolf Carnivorous Domesticated

15.000 years agoD

Eagle Bird Symbol of a couple

nations like U.S. and GermanyE

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/85312

Frog Amphibians Powerful lags for

long jumps Lay eggs in waterF

G Giraffe Mammal with the

longest neck It is between 14 and

17ft high The largest

recorded one was 20ft

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/708875

H Horse Domesticated

around 4000 BC Hooved

mammal Evolved over

45-55 million years

I Iguana Lizard Lives in tropical

areas like South/Central America

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/210323

J Jaguar “big cat” Only Panthera

species found in the Americas

Near threatened Has a common

ancestor with lions and tigers

K Koala Native in Australia But not found in

Tasmania or West Australia

Koalas are not very threatened

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/610115

Lion One of the four “big

cats” Threatened 10.000 years ago it

was the widespread living mammal after humans L

http://www.lions.org/lion-the-animal-more.html

Mouse Mammal Most commonly is

the house mouse Popular pet Eaten by large birds

such as eagles and hawksM

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/194381

Nautilus Survived relatively

unchanged for millions of years

“Living fossils” Has usually more

than one tentacleN

O Owl Considered as a bird Hunts small

mammals, insects and other birds

Almost found everywhere on the earth

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/742919

Penguin Non-flyable bird Lives mostly in the

Antarctica Eat little sea

animals Lives around half of

their live on land and in the ocean

Some species live in hot areas P

Q Quail It is a mid-sized

bird Eat usually seeds

and insects They nest on the

ground

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/22921

Rabbit Also called bunnies Small mammals Males are called

buck Females are called

doe Lives mostly in

grassland Live in groups R

s Snake Legless Carnivorous reptiles Can just see moving

things Some species have

toxin, others don’t

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/622881

Turtle Reptile Has a shell which

acts as a shield Earliest found

turtles are from 215 million years ago

Some species are highly endangered

Usually cold-blooded TMore information: http://happyturtle.ms11.net/

U Uakari “New World

Monkey” Have long hair all

over their body except their head

Found around the Amazonas

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/934981

Viperfish Deep-water fish 12 to 24 inches long Long, needle-like

teeth Green, silver or

black Live up to 30 or 40

years Has a light-

producing organV

W Whale Largest animal

known to have ever existed

Blue whale is 115 ft. long

Whales used to been hunted a whole lot

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/77807

Xiphias Gladius Real name is

“Swordfish” Popular sportfish They loose all their

teeth by aldulthood Can swim close to

the shore The heaviest one

recorded was 1,182 lb X

Y Yak It is vulnerable Found Himalayan, the

Tibetan Plateau and in Mongolia and Russia

Large domestic population, small wild population

http://morguefile.com/archive/display/130486

Zebra Is related to horses Characteristic with

black and white stripes

Live in herds Never got really

domesticated Lives in in Africa Evolved within the

last 4 million yearsZ