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Animal Classification
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ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION
There are many different types of animals in the world. Many animals are quite similar to each other. Others are quite different. Animals can be classified based on their similarities
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Vertebrates: Animals that have backbone More complex bodies
Vertebrates are classified into five main groups : MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, AMPHIBIANS AND FISH
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MAMMALS Have hair or fur Mammals mothers nurse theiir young with milk
Have lung and need aire to breathe Mammals that live on land have 4 legs
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Birds Have feathers Most can fly Lay eggs with hard shells
Breathe air with lungfs
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Amphibians -Young live in water;adults live on land
-Have sooth,moist skin. -Lay jellylike eggs with no shells
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Reptiles Live on land and in watter Have sclaes Breathe air with lungs
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Fish Live in water Most have scales Breathe oxygen in water with gils
Lay eggs without shells or give birth to live young
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