Animal Adaptations http://www.nps.gov/cany/forteachers/upload/FourthGrade_Animals.pdf

Teeth Sharp – meat Flat - plants Curved – Fangs used to pull in prey None – invertebrates (bugs)

Beak http://www.vtaide.com/png/bird-adaptations3.htm Thin, long – meat and bugs Fat, Short – nuts, seeds Hooked on end – fruit or meat (depends on the shape of the beak)

Eyes Large – nocturnal Front of face – carnivores Top of head – water Sides of head – to see prey in trees

Hands/Feet Claws – carnivores Webbed - water Suction cups – climbing Opposable fingers – grabbed things

Color White – snow Brown – woods or desert Green – woods or prairie Bright - rainforest

Outer Covering Thick Fur – Cold Scales – can live anywhere Smooth – amphibians (water) Feathers – can live anywhere

Camouflage Leaf Butterflies Angler fish Chameleons Arctic Foxes http://www.happynews.com/news/242008/chameleons-change-color.htm Arctic Foxes