AnimalsScience Mare Nostrum

Vertebrates have a skeleton.

Mamals are vertebrates

elephant

giraffe

bat

cat

dog

Birds are vertebrates.

Bird

Duck

penguin

Reptiles are vertebrates.

snake

turtle

chameleon

Amphibians are vertebrates.

SALAMANDER

FROG

Fish are vertebrates.

Invertebrates have no skeleton

bee ladybird

fly mosquito

Oviparous animals lay eggs

Viviparous animals don’t lay eggs

cow

Baby mammals drink their mother’s milk.

MAMMALS

Mammals have babies. Mammals have hair. Mammals breathe with their lungs. Mammals are vertebrates. Baby mammals drink their mother’s milk.

Birds lay eggs. Birds are vertebrates. Most birds can fly. Birds have 2 wings and a beak. Birds have feathers.

BIRDS

REPTILES Reptiles lay eggs. Reptiles have scales. Reptiles are vertebrates. Reptiles slither.

AMPHIBIANS Amphibians live on land and in water. Amphibians lay eggs in the water. Amphibians are vertebrates.

FISH Fish lay eggs. Fish live only in water. Fish have scales. Fish are vertebrates. Fish swim with their fins. Fish breathe with their gills.

INSECTS Insects have 6 legs, a head, a thorax, an abdomen and 2 antennae. Insects are invertebrates. Insects lay eggs.

Some animals…..

Some animals….. SWIM

Some animals….. JUMP

Some animals….. CLIMB

Some animals….. FLY

Some animals….. SLITHER

Some animals….. WALK

HERBIVORES

CARNIVORES

OMNIVORES

DOMESTIC WILD

Pets

Farm animals