And their characteristics Types of Animals And their characteristics

Mammals Have hair or fur Have lungs to breathe Babies are born alive Drink milk from their mothers

Mammals

Amphibians Babies live in water Lay jelly like eggs Moist skin covered in mucus Cold blooded Have gills as babies and lungs as adults Can live on land and in water

Life Cycle of a Frog Egg Tadpole Tadpole with Legs Froglet Adult

Amphibians

Reptiles Have scales Tough shells, leather-like Don’t need to live in water Use lungs to breathe Some have claws Cold-blooded

Reptiles

Birds Have feathers Warm blooded Lay hard shelled eggs Skeletons are hollow Have lungs to breath Have bills (beaks) Have tails Have wings Most can fly

Birds

The chick breaks through the shell with its egg tooth The chick makes the hole bigger. The chick keeps turning in its shell until the shell is cracked all the way around. The chick pushes with its legs and body until it pushes itself out of the egg. The chick needs to rest for a while. It is hard work to hatch from an egg! When the chick dries, its down feathers become fluffy .

Fish Live in water Have gills to breathe Cold blooded Most lay eggs Have scales Have fins Move their tails back and forth to swim

Fish

Insects Have three body parts Head Thorax Abdomen Have an exoskeleton Lay eggs Have six legs Most have antennae Some have wings

Life Cycle of an Insect

Insects