Animals with Backbones

VERTEBRATES

Animals with Backbones

​Animals with backbones

​Animals that have backbones / skeletons

​Also called vertebrates

​MAMMALS

​§  Hair or fur on their bodies.

§  Have lungs and get oxygen they need by breathing in air.

§  Most mammals reproduce by giving birth to young.

§  The young feed on milk from the mother.

​Mammals that fly

​Bat

​Mammals that lay eggs?

Mammals that live in water​

​Dolphins

​Whales

​Seal

​REPTILES

§  Most reptiles live on land, but some spend most of their time in water.

§  Have lungs to breathe in air.

§  Reproduce by laying eggs.

§  Have dry skin covered with scales. It helps to protect them from harm.​

​FISH

​§  Lives in water.

§  Fish have gills, which can help them to get the oxygen in water.

§  Bodies are covered with scales to protect and allow them to move easily in water.

§  They have fins to help them swim.

§  Most reproduce by laying eggs.

​§ Cold blooded

​AMPHIBIANS

• ​Spend part of life in water and on land.

  Lay eggs in water.

  Most amphibians have smooth, moist skin and usually live in moist places.

  The young breathe using their gills and a tail to help them swim.

  As young amphibians grow, their bodies change. The tail gets smaller and they begin to develop legs and feet.

  The gills change into lungs so they can breathe in air.

​BIRDS

§  Body covered with feathers.

§  Have two wings, two legs and a beak.

§  Birds reproduce by laying eggs.

§  Most birds use wings to fly but some birds cannot fly.

§  Have lungs to breathe in air.

​Birds that cannot fly

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