1. Animals
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”  ― Anatole France

2. Vertabrates Vertebral Column (spine, backbone)
64,000 species described
Vertebrates make up about 4% of all described animal species
Invertabrates (neither possess nor develop a vertebrae)

4. Mammals Vertabrates 200 million years ago
Remarkably varied, with over 5,400 species
All female mammals nurse their young with milk

5. Mammals - facts All mammals have hair Mammals are tetrapods
Mammals are warm-blooded (they generate their own, internal heat)

6. Omnivores
An animal that eats food of both plant and animal origin

7. Carnivores
An animal that feeds on flesh
Preadation or scavenging

8. Herbivores
Anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material
Mouthparts adapted to rasping or grinding

9. Wolves
Although wolves are usually afraid of humans, they will respond to human howls
Where there are wolves, there are often ravens (“wolf-birds”). Ravens often follow wolves to grab leftovers from the hunt—and to tease the wolves. They play with the wolves by diving at them and then speeding away or playing with their tails to try to get the wolves to chase them
Unlike other animals, wolves have a variety of distinctive facial expressions they use to communicate and maintain pack unity