Cs o « eee ey —~ nw ote nt Sh Ck” 7 es ‘“ ¥ ‘ 4. @ \4 » Y DiMammals From anteaters to zebras, and even humans like you, mammals come in all shapes and sizes. However, all mammals feed their young with milk. Most mammals give birth to live young, and almost all have hair on their body. ‘Sea otters have the thickest fur ‘of all mammals, An adult may be covered in 800 million hairs. Female elephants carry thelr baby for an incredible 22 months before they give birth, Acommontenrec holds the record for the mestyoung bom inane liter, She had 32 babies. ‘Tenrecs are small mammals that live in Madagascar. Blue whale babies are the largest ‘on Earth, They weigh2.7 tons (25 Warm blood metre they reborn Mammals have a Hooded seal mothers produce: constant body ‘milk that is more than 60 percent temperature. They fat, That richer than ie cream, produce their own heat to keep warm or sweat to cool down. This means they can be active whether conditions are hot or cold. Milk Female mammals produce mille to feed their young, The babies suckle from their mothers to drink the milk, which is packed ‘with all the nutrients they need, Fur Only mammals are covered in hair. Many hairs tightly packed together make fur. This protects the skin, and helps to keep the mammal warm and dry. Feast foran african fawn ‘Thisyoung impala drinking rmilk trom its mother’s udder while se keeps watch, Types of mammal There are more than 5,000 different types of mammal in the world today. ‘They are divided into three groups, based om how their babies are born and raised. Monotremesare the ‘only mammals.to lay cops eco ‘Spiny anteaters, and the Abby ick lies platypus fon fromAusaloare gee the motypesot sake monatemealvetodsy Pouched mammals Mersuplas ore mammals that cary B theirbablesina pouch tokeep them safe Australia ishometo many marsupins, Incucing kangaroos and koa. ® PA Placental mammals Placental mammals suchas pigs, glve birth to babies fare more developed than raacsupial babies. This is the largest group of mammals and includes humansAmphibians Amphibians begin their life in water, Toads where they breathe with gills. Most Although they look like ibi a frogs, toads are larger and amphibians then grow a pair of lungs so ebegtseiepet beh that they can breathe when they are on eign, They epend more time land. They mostly have smooth skin, which on land than frogs. must stay moist, so amphibians stay close to wet places when out of water. Bumpy skin through whieh toadscan beeathe. European greentoad Flattened tal for Frogs Unlike other amphibians, frogs and toads have no tails ‘as adults, They are the most ‘common and so best-known live prey, uch as insects, catching them with their long, sticky tongue. Webbed feeton the ong back legs help frogs seimin water. Brightly pattermed skin wamns predators that thissalamander is poisonous. Caecilians Caecilians look and behave like worms, but they actually eat worms. They live in soil burrows or underwater, and have a long, thin, legless body. Caecilians have poor eyesight and hearing, but they have a.good sense of smell. Ring shaped foldsof shin, Pointed, bony head is ‘usedlikea shovel ta bburtow intel, Salamanders At first glance, a salamander looks like a shiny, smooth-skinned lizard. Salamanders have either four or two limbs, They may have lungs or gills or neither, breathing through thefr skin instead. "Mo, i jae oy oftheir! Py / late auees hearer ee i worms, insets, and other small animals, 3 AMPHIBIAN FACS | 1 TheChinese giantsalamanderis the t, ot slargest amphibian racing white sin i 610.8 m)inlength. covers the 2 ‘ tine starandertabo hve he anges, Bu? Axolotl 2 Teaching ore aso yaa ‘The axolotl is a unique type of ‘The fastest amphibians the Andean Petronas eerta ci USIGaiMl| > Sueranaes nate tt ep yeecet water. It never develops the adult 1Smph (24 kph. features that would allow it to move | onto land, but it can still breed. aif WHA: CaaS ; 97% 3% Jellyfish, anemones, = * — ofallanimals are these and corals may look 5 = ee very different,butthey "“"Q— invertebrates! [presented Jelfyfish are found Invertebrates ves Animals with no backbone are called invertebrates. They = Z, are by far the largest group of animals, making up most foots of the life on Earth. Instead of a bony skeleton, Sea pe ee eee ae their bodies use other substances for support these simple animals have woul fitinte this or protection, such as fluid or shell. sting aac or Fee fish, amphibians, syi858%009 seeetsl® spiders have eight legsand mosthare ue sigh eyes - ‘ é 4 é : j vie most - other animats. Arachnids whip. All arachnids have a body that aie is divided into two main segments and four pairs of legs. Most spiders have venomous fangs, while scorpions come with asting in their tail. PF These tough-bodied invert. la ne are at home in water, They have Sontwomms . jointed legs and a body divided into iene “ its penta. 3 leaves that are a 3 as crabs and lobsters, use i Caen. -claws to capture and kill prey. Te Insects ‘These small creatures have three pairs of legs and a body divided into three parts, They use two feclers ‘on their head to touch, smell, and taste. Many insects also have wings. ssuong bite. i" the frst pairare me a v used as claws.caterpillar Food chains No living thing can survive without food. A food chain shows how a specific set of plants and animals are linked together by who eats what. Each arrow in a food chain means “is eaten by.” The chain ends when it reaches an animal that has no Producer Primary consumer Secondary consumer Tertiary consumer natural predators. If one link is removed, Almost every food chain Herbivores feed on plants. Animals that eat herbivores ‘Tertiary consumers are mainly in wi begins with aplant, These ‘They are the first, or primary, aresecondary consumers, _ carnivores, They feed on the chain will break. plants are called “producers” animals in the food chain ‘They can be carnivores, secondary consumers, This owl because they create, or and they eat, or consume, which eatother animals, or__is the end of this food chain, as produce, their own food by producers, Acaterpillarisa omnivores, which eat animals itis not eaten by any other combining the energy in primary consumer because it and plants. A robin isa animal, but other food chains sunlight with water and air. eats leaves. secondary consumer. can be shorter or longer. Complete the food chains Do you know which of the animals below fits into the two incomplete food chains? 1 y Coyote This wid member of te dog faraly Tresin Amer, fe ania sets, a8 Ket! Killer whale ‘The biggest member of the dolphin fomily swirnsin the oceans, hunting, marine life and seabirds octopus Ths unusual anima uses ssi 7 Apex predator ‘aims and twollegs to search the Po ‘An animatat the very top of sestortinand ene ° food chats called an pee BS . predator. These animals are sity ae not hunted bby anything. An Gozel ——— @-Algtge meal isneeded 10 a ih ‘example is the African lion, Athomein Africa and Asia, this F ‘Satisly abion’s enormous t ‘which kills its prey but hos antelope leaps around the plains, appetite: feeding on grass and shrubs, ‘no natural predators to worry about. a STGiant pandas i 2 anh ee a pourmal tacts) eo eee) \ and figures * fies 0k) oe. Animals are a fascinating group. Here are some weird and wonderful facts you might not know about them! Hummingbieds flop theirwings, about sotimes. In 1960, British chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall discovered that chimps. can make and use tools. A Chimp using a rockto crack 47,000,000 = red crabs walk from the forests.of is the number 1 is the number of Christmas Island in the Indian Qeean ‘of hours that : hearts that an down to the sea every year. Their akoala sleeps # octopus has. journey takes the crabs about a week, every day. The : vest of their time is spent eating and resting,