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Classifying Animals. Animals can be classified into six groups. Mammals. What are Mammals?. They breathe through their lungs Mammals are warm-blooded animals All mammals are covered with hair Most mammals give birth to their young alive Female mammals produce milk to feed their young. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Classifying Animals
Animals can be classified into six groups
Mammals
What are Mammals?They breathe through their lungsMammals are warm-blooded animalsAll mammals are covered with hairMost mammals give birth to their young aliveFemale mammals produce milk to feed their young
Interesting facts to note
Dolphy, why are we mammals? We look much more like fish.Its because our mothers produce milk to feed us! Other types of animals do not do that.
Do you think a bat is a mammal too?
Reptiles
What are Reptiles?Reptiles are cold-blooded animalsThey have dry and scaly skinAll reptiles breathe through their lungsReptiles, except snakes, have four legs and a tail
Amphibians
What is an Amphibian?Amphibians are cold-blooded animalsThey have moist skin without any hair or scalesTheir young breathe through gills, whereas the adults breathe through lungs or skinAmphibians can live both on land and in water
Birds
What are Birds?Birds are the only warm-blooded animal with feathersTheir feathers protect them and keep them warmThe wing and tail feathers help them to flyMost birds have streamlined bodies and hollow bones to help them flyBirds have a beak and two legsThe beak helps them to get food
Some important facts to rememberNot all birds can fly.Eg. 1) The penguin has paddle-shaped wings which serve as flippers for swimming.
Eg. 2) The ostrich is the largest bird in the world and it cannot fly. However, it can run very fast.
Fish
What is a Fish?All fish live in waterMost fish breathe through their gillsThe gills are located under the gill coverMost fish have gills, fins and scalesThe fins help the fish to swim and balance in waterThe scales protect the fish and enable it to swim smoothly through the water
Anthropods
What is an Anthropod?An anthropod is an animal with more than four legsAnthropods are a special group of animal that do not have a backboneInsects are categorized as anthropodsInsects have three body parts, six legs, a pair of feelers and may have at least one pair of wingsA spider is not an insect because it has eight legs
The Six Classes of Animals are:MammalsReptilesAmphibiansBirdsFishAnthropodsTHE END
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