Classifications of Animals:
Mammals – Reptiles – Birds – Fish – Insects – Amphibians
Mammals
Fur or hair
Vertebrae
Females feed babies with milk
Breathe air
Give birth to live young
Warm-blooded
Examples: human, horse, ox (cow & bull), donkey, goat, dog, cat, deer, fox, moose, water buffalo, giraffe, bison,
Reptiles
Scales or dry skin
Lay eggs
Cold-blooded
Breathe air
Examples: snake, lizard, crocodile, alligator, gecko, chameleon,
Birds
Feathers and wings
Lay eggs
Breathe air
Examples: eagle, crow, flamingo, chicken, sparrow, vulture, falcon, condor, penguin
Fish
Scales, fins, tails
Cold-blooded
Lay eggs
Live in water
Examples: salmon, trout, tuna, goldfish, beta, clownfish, sardine, catfish, angelfish
Amphibians
Begin life in water, live on land when mature
Begin life with gills, develop lungs
Lay eggs
Examples: frog, toad, newt, salamander
Insects
Six legs, some have wings
Exoskeleton
Lay eggs
Examples: ant, fly, bee, cricket, grasshopper, butterfly, moth, ladybug, mosquito
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