ANIMAL CHARACTERS PRIMITIVE OR

DERIVED
ELEPHANT  They're the world's
largest land animal
 You can tell the two
species apart by their
PRIMITIVE
ears
 Their trunks have mad
skills
 Their tusks are actually
teeth
 They've got thick skin
 They communicate
through vibrations

KANGAROO  can jump very

high, sometimes
three times their DERIVED
own height.
 Kangaroos can
swim.
 Kangaroos use
their tails to help
them balance
while jumping

ANGELFISH  Angelfish are timid and

gets scared easily by
loud noises and
sudden moves. PRIMITIVE
 Angelfish are
omnivorous and eat all
kinds of foods in a tank
including frozen food
and live food.
FROG Frogs have very good
eyesight.

have very powerful back

legs and webbed feet that
PRIMITIVE
help them jump great
distances, as well as,
swim.

Frogs also have amazing

sense of hearing.
CROCODILE  Crocodiles are
considered to be
more advanced
than other reptiles. PRIMITIVE
  have a large
chunk of skin in
their throats called
a palatal valve that
prevents water
from flowing into
their lungs and
drowning it when it
opens its mouth
 A crocodile's bony,
leathery skin is so
tough that many
bullets can not
penetrate it.
PLATYPUS  treamlined body
with a bill and
broad flat tail; short
limbs with webbed PRIMITIVE
feet; dense dark
brown to reddish
brown fur with light
brown/silver
underfur.
SAMPLE OF PHYLOGENETIC TREE
HUMAN EVOLUTION