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Learning about Farm Animals!. Stefanie Bressi Kindergarten Science. Main Menu Directions: Click on an image to learn more about that farm animal. Cows Pigs Chickens Horses. Ducks Goats Sheep Dogs. Cows. Adult females are generally called cows. Adult males are generally called bulls.
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Learning about Farm Animals! Stefanie Bressi Kindergarten Science
Main MenuDirections: Click on an image to learn more about that farm animal. CowsPigsChickensHorses DucksGoatsSheepDogs
Cows • Adult females are generallycalled cows. • Adult males are generallycalled bulls. • There are well over 1 billion cattle in theworld. • Cows drink about a bathtub full of water and eat around 40 poundsof food a day • Farmers use machines to milk more than 100 cows per hour.
Pigs • Actually clean • Male pigs of any age are called boars • Female pigs are called sows. • Farm-raised pigs eat commercially made diets consisting mostly of corn.
Chickens • They’ll eat seeds andinsects but alsolarger prey like small mice and lizards. • With 25 billion chickens in the world,there are more of them than any other bird species. • Baby chickens are chicks • Female chickens are pullets until they’re old enough to lay eggs and become hens
Horses • Horses can sleep bothlying downand standing up. • Horses are herbivores(plant eaters). • Horses have bigger eyes than anyother mammal that lives on land. • A male horse is called a stallion. • A female horse is called a mare. • Ponies are small horses
Ducks • Ducks are birds • Ducks have webbed feet,designed for swimming. • A duck waddles instead of walksbecause of its webbed feet. • The duck's mouth is called a "bill".
Goats • The female goat is called a “doe” or “nanny.” • The male goat is called a “buck” or “billy • A baby goat is called a “kid.” • Goats do not have teeth in their upper front jaw.
Sheep • There are over 1 billion sheep in the world. • Adult female sheep are known as ewes. • Adult male sheep are known as rams. • Young sheep are called lambs. • A group of sheep is known as a herd,flock or mob.
Dogs • Puppies are born blind, deaf and without teeth • have an excellent senseof smell • A dog can smell about100,000 times betterthan a human. • The majority of adog's sweatglands are betweenthe pads on its paws. • Dogs hear around tentimes better thanthe average human.
What is a small horse called? A) Pony B) Mare C) Stallion
Correct! • Small horses are called ponies. • Good job! • Click the yellow button to complete the lesson.
Try Again! • A female horse is called a Mare. • Better luck next time!
Try Again! • A male horse is called a Stallion. • Try harder!
Congratulations! You’ve completed this lesson! • Please click the home button to return to the beginning of the lesson so the next student can get started!