SCIENCE-VERTEBRATE ANIMALS-MAMMALS

SUMMARY:

THEY ARE VETEBRATES:

THEY ARE VIVIPAROUS. FERTILIZATION TAKES PLACE INSIDE THE BODY:

THEY BREATH THROUGH THEIR LUNGS:

THEY HAVE LIPS AND LIMBS AND THEIR BODY IS COVERED BY HAIR

AND...THEIR BODY TEMPERATURE IS CONSTANT:

WHAT MAMMALS EAT:

We can classify mammals into groups by what they eat:

CARNIVORES:

• These are animals that eat mainly meat. This includes insects and all animals.

• Some carnivores are:
• Felines: Lions, tigers and cats

• Birds of prey: Eagles, hawks, owls...

• Sharks, frogs....

  

HERBIVORES:

• These are animals that mainly eat plants. This includes leaves, grass, flowers, seeds, roots, fruits...

• Some herbivores are: deer, horses, rabbits, cows,  sheep

OMNIVORES:

• These are animals able to eat plants and animals

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• Some omnivores are: humans, most bears, raccoons, most of  primates (apes and monkeys), seagulls and other birds

    

VOCABULARY:

• Viviparous: vivíparo
• Breath: respirar
• Lungs: pulmones
• Environment: ambiente, medio ambiente
• Aerial: aéreo
• Fur: pelo, pelaje, piel
• Limbs: extremidades
• Fins: aletas
• Wings: alas
• Inside: dentro
• Female: hembra, femenino.
• Herbivores: herbívoros
• Carnivores: carnívoros
• Omnivores: omnívoros
• Chew: masticar
• Stomach: estómago
• Rumiant: rumiantes
• Insectivores: comen insectos