Name that animal

1. Name that animal! Created by Mrs. Heninger

2. How well do you know your animals? birds Mammals Reptiles Fish amphibians

3. What is a Mammal? • Mammals live on land, at sea, in the air, and under the ground. All mammals, from bats to whales, share a number of important traits that make them different from other animals. Mammals are warm-blooded, they have fur or hair, and most mammals give birth to live young (rather than laying eggs).

4. What is a bird? • Birds are warm-blooded creatures, like mammals, but they lay eggs, like most reptiles. All birds have feathers and wings, and most birds are able to fly. Birds are amazingly varied in their shapes, sizes, colors, and behavior patterns. There are more than 9,000 different species of birds in the world.

5. What is a reptile? • Today there are 6,800 reptile species on earth; the major groups are alligators and crocodiles, turtles, lizards, and snakes. All reptiles are cold-blooded, which is why they warm themselves in the sun, and have bodies covered in dry, horny scales. Some reptiles lay eggs; others give birth to live young.

6. What is a fish? • Fish come in an amazing variety of shapes and colors, but they all have three important things in common: All fish live in water, have fins, and use gills to get oxygen from the water.

7. What is an amphibian? • Like birds, reptiles, mammals, and fishes, amphibians are vertebrates –- that is, creatures with a backbone and an internal skeleton. Amphibians live part of their life in water and part on land. Even those species that lay eggs on land start life in a fluid-filled egg, breathing through gills.

8. Get ready . . . Get set . . . Name that animal !

9. What am I? A bat!

10. Do you know who I am? A bullfrog!

11. You’re doing great! Now who am I? An elephant!

12. Guess again! An ostrich!

13. Who am I? A SHARK!

14. Guess who. . . A cute baby chimpanzee

15. Last one . . . A tortoise