Animal Characteristics

Animal Characteristics

Birds

Birds are warm blooded.

Birds lay eggs.

Birds all breath air with their lungs.

Birds all have a beak and feathers.

Fish

All fish are cold blooded.

Fish use gills and lay eggs.

All fish live in water.

Mammals

Mammals are all warm blooded.

Mammals breath with their lungs.

Female mammals make milk for their young.

Mammals have fur or hair when they are born.

Insects

Insects start their lives as eggs.

Insects have six legs.

Insects have three body parts.

Amphibians

Amphibians are cold blooded.

Amphibians are usually born with gills and then grow lungs and legs.

Amphibians spend part of their lives in land and water.

Reptiles

Reptiles can live on land and water.

Reptiles are cold blooded.

Reptiles have tough skin.

Reptiles have scaly skin.