miércoles, 16 de febrero de 2011

MAMMALS

They are the most inteligent creatures on the world.
They learn to adapt to many different climates.


There are tame and wild mammals.
 


They have got fur or hair.


The babies drink milk from their mother´s bodies.



They have got four limbs (arms, legs, flippers).
They are warm-blooded animals.
Most mammals grow inside their mothers and born alive.
They breathe air through lungs. 
 
 REPTILES
they have dry and scaly skin














They breathe with lungs.



 








Reptiles are vertebrates because they have backbones.

Most reptiles hatch from eggs but not all do. Many snakes have live babies.
Many reptiles have claws on their feet
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Reptiles that live in cold climates hivernate in winter.


Most reptiled shed their skin as they grow.


Reptiles are all cold -blooded animals. When it is cold their bodies and blood become clod









INSECTS

 They have six legs





They body of an insect has got 3parts



Each insect has got one pair of antenae.These antenae help the  insects to find food.


Insects have got their skeletons on the outside like a shell.






They have got two or four wings.







They are cold-blooded




They no have lungs, but small openings on their bodies.





Animal groups_Fishes

Fish are cold-blooded.



They lay many eggs (oviparus)


Most fishes are covered with scales.


They have fins not legs.


Fishes live in water and breathe through gills.

  1. The fish takes the water into its mouth.
  2. The water goes back through the gills.
  3. The fish keeps the oxigen by the gills.




The flying fish is able to "fly" for a short distance. 






Animals groups_Birds

  • They have got feathers.


  • All the birds have two legs and two wings.


  • Birds have a beak or a bill.

Birds breathe faster than mammals and their bodies are warmer.

They are warm-blooded



 Birds give us meat and eggs
 

Some birds make good pets.

(parrot, canary, pigeon, cockatoo)

 

Birds of Prey eat mice, rats, voles and other animals that destroy farmers' crops.


Animal groups_Amphibians

  • Amphibians are cold blooded.

  • They spend part of they live under the water and part of their live on land.

  • They lay jelly-covered eggs in the water.

  • Baby amphibians live in water and breathe with gills.

  • An amphibian skin is moist.

  • They are vertebrates because they have backbones.


  • They have four legs, two of which can be used for jumping (frog, toad).













  • Some amphibians have four legs and one tail (newts, salamanders)


  • There is a frog that is as small as a dime.


There is a frog that is as big as a football.