1amphibians
- animals that can live on land and in water; e.g. frogs, salamanders...
Some amphibians freeze in the winter, then come back to life again in the spring.
2arachnids
- spiders, scorpions, ticks...
Many people don't know that spiders are not insects, they are arachnids
3beak
- the 'mouth' of a bird
The woodpecker uses its beak to peck a hole in a tree. The pelican has a huge, deep beak for snapping up fish..
4camouflage
- the way an animal can hide itself from its predators
Soldiers' uniforms are designed on the principle of camouflage. It makes the soldiers more difficult to see when they are moving in fields or forests.
5carnivore
- a meat-eating animal
The polar bear is earth's largest carnivore. When standing upright, it can measure up to 2 meters or more.
6claws
- the sharp nails in the paw of an animal
A cat is able to retract its claws. This stops the claws from getting damaged when the cat is walking.
7crustaceans
- water animals with a shell; e.g. crabs, lobsters...
Many people like to eat crustaceans like crabs and lobsters.
8extinct
- no longer existing; died out
The dinosaur is the most famous animal which once lived on the earth but is now extinct.
9fierce
- always trying to attack or bite, dangerous
The tiger is a very fierce animal which attacks and kills many people in India each year.
10mammals
- cats, elephants, whales, monkeys...
When the dinosaurs became extinct, mammals started to populate the earth. Mammals give birth to live babies and feed them with milk from the female's body.
11mollusc
- snails and octopuses belong to this animal class
Not many people know it, but the octopus is a mollusc!
12predator
- an animal that hunts and eats other animals
In the food chain the predators of one animal are often the prey of another. E.g. Spiders eat flies but are eaten by birds.
13paw
- an animal's foot or hand
Most animal paws have claws that can cut and scratch.
14prey
- the name for animals that are hunted and eaten by
predators
*The prey of a lion is the zebra. The prey of a spider is the fly
15bark
the loud, rough noise that a dog and some other animals make
They heard a dog barking outside*.
16Web
a net of thin threads made by a spider to catch insects
He watched a spider spinning its web*.
nocturnal
17Pouch
a bag or soft container for a small object or a small amount of something
Or
a pocket on the lower part of the body of some female animals in which their young are carried and protected after they are born:
.Kangaroos carry their young in pouches*
18hibernate
(of some animals) to spend the winter sleeping:Bears hibernate every winter*
19leather
animal skin that has been treated to preserve it, and is used for making shoes, bags etc:
The inside of the bag was lined with soft leather*
20feather
one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body: an ostrich feather*
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