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characteristic
Definition: what a thing has that makes the
thing different from others; it identifies and
individual or a group.
Synonyms: attribute, feature, property,
quality, trait
fur
Definition:
the thick, soft hair that
covers many mammals
Breathing air with lungs
is a characteristic of all
mammals, birds, and reptiles.
This rabbit has soft,
brown fur.
covering
live-born
Definition: what an
animal has on the
outside of its body
such as fur, hair,
feathers, or scales
Definition:
not hatched from
an egg.
Mammals have a body covering of fur or
hair.
Mammals like this cat are live-born.
lungs
Definition: the
organs of an
animal’s body
used for breathing
air
You and I have
lungs in our chest for breathing.
warm-blooded
Definition: Mammals and birds have a body
temperature that stays close to the same, no
matter what the temperature is of the air
around them.
Mammals and birds are warm-blooded
animals.
milk
young
Definition:
a white liquid produced
by female mammals used
for feeding their babies
Definition:
a new animal or
plant produced by
a parent
Baby mammals drink milk.
Synonym: offspring, babies
Puppies are the young of dogs.
aviary
feathers
Definition:
a large
man-made
enclosure where
birds live and fly freely
Definition: the body covering of birds
Birds are the only animals that have
feathers. Feathers help birds fly and also
keep them warm and dry.
Many birds live in aviaries at the Zoo.
egg
Definition: what an
animal hatches from;
the first stage of a life cycle
All birds hatch from hard-shelled eggs that
the mother bird lays.
lizard
Definition:
a type of
landdwelling
reptile
characterized by a tail and four legs
Lizards are reptiles.
hatch
Definition:
to break out
or come out
of an egg
Chicks hatch from eggs.
nest
preen
preening
Definition:
bird grooming;
how a bird takes care of its feathers
This bird is using its beak to preen the
feathers on its wing.
wing
Definition: a safe place where some animals
live and raise their young
Definition:
the part of a bird’s body
used for flying
A nest is a good place to rest.
Birds have two wings.
amphibian
Definition: an animal that begins life in the
water and moves onto land as an adult.
Frogs and salamanders are kinds of
amphibians.
crocodiles, crocodilians
Definition: a kind of reptile characterized by
a large mouth with many teeth
Alligators and crocodiles are kinds of
reptiles.
cold-blooded
fish
Definition: an animal having a body
temperature that varies with the temperature
of the air or water surrounding it.
Cold-blooded animals cannot make their
own body heat.
Definition:
an animal that lives its
whole life in water and
breathes with gills
Fish have fins on their
bodies that help them swim.
moist
salamander
Definition: wet;
damp, having
a small
amount of
liquid
Definition:
a type of amphibian
that has a tail as an adult
The salamander has moist skin like a frog.
Amphibians, like this frog, have moist skin.
reptile
scales, scaly
Definition:
a class of
air breathing,
cold-blooded
animals with backbones
Definition:
what covers the bodies
of reptiles and most fish
Snakes, turtles, lizards
and alligators are all reptiles.
Reptiles have dry skin covered by scales.
Scales are small, thin, flat plates that help
protect the bodies of reptiles and fish.
Reptiles have scaly skin.
snake
Definition:
a kind of reptile
characterized by a
long, thin body
with
no legs
Snakes have scaly skin.
spider
Definition:
an invertebrate animal characterized by
having eight legs
Many spiders spin webs.
turtle
Definition: a type of
reptile
characterized by its
shell
Some turtles live on land. They are called
tortoises.
invertebrate
Definition:
an animal that does not have a backbone.
Most of the animals in the world are
invertebrates.
physical
adaptation
Definition: an animal’s
unique body part or
behavior that helps it
survive in its environment
Definition: to do with the body
Camouflage is a physical adaptation to
help an animal hide in its habitat.
behavior
Definition:
the things an
animal does
The behavior that allows gorillas to move
around is called knuckle-walking.
The quill is an adaptation to protect some
animals from predators.
primate
Definition: any member of the group of
intelligent mammals that includes humans,
apes, monkeys, and prosimians
A primate has hands, hand-like feet and
forward facing eyes.
insect
snail
Definition:
an invertebrate
animal characterized by having a shell
The snail crawls slowly.
worm
Definition:
an invertebrate animal
characterized by having
a long, thin body
Worms do not have a skeleton.
Definition:
an animal that
has six legs and
three body
parts.
Many insects, like this fly, have wings.
Insects are invertebrate animals. They have
an exoskeleton instead of a backbone.
frog
Definition:
a type of amphibian characterized by
having no tail and having long back legs
Frogs are good at jumping.
gills
animal
Definition: the body part of fish and many
other water animals used for breathing
(taking in oxygen from the water)
Fish use gills to get oxygen from the water
they live in.
Definition: a living thing that is not a plant.
All animals must eat food.
Most animals can move their bodies.
People are part of the Animal Kingdom, too.
metamorphosis
backbone
Definition:
The changes in shape and
abilities that some animals go
through as they grow from
young animals to adults.
Definition:
the column of bones located in
the backs of some animals.
Tadpoles change into frogs.
This is a picture of their
metamorphosis.
Mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians and fish are animals
that have backbones.
Synonyms: spine, vertebra
mammal
bird
Definition:
the group of animals
including humans that
drink mothers’ milk; a
warm-blooded animal
that has a backbone and
hair or fur on the body surface
Definition:
an animal that
has two wings
and is covered
with feathers
Dogs, elephants, mice and bats are
examples of mammals.
Birds have a backbone, are warm-blooded,
breathe air with lungs, produce eggs, and
walk on their two legs.
Most birds can fly.
vertebrate
beak
Definition:
the hard mouth part of a bird
(and of some fishes and reptiles)
A bird’s beak helps it get food.
Definition:
any animal that has a
backbone
Mammals, birds, reptiles,
amphibians and fish are kinds of
vertebrate animals.