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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANIMALS

They are born​
They grow up​
They eat​
They breathe​
They reproduce​
They die

·         ​Their internal skeleton:​

​Vertebrates: With internal skeleton ( dog, elephant, snake...)​

​​Invertebr​ates: without internal skeleton (worm, ant, crab)​​​​

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·         How they are born:​

Viviparous: they are born from their mother´s womb (cat, bear...)​

​Oviparous: they are born from eggs ( frog, lizard, birds...)​

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·         How they feed themselves: ​

​Carnivores: They eat other animals (lion, eagle...)​

​Herbivores: They eat leaves, fruit, plants...(rabbit, horse...)​

​Omnivores: They eat meat,grass,plants... (carnivores & herbivores (bear,panda...)​

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·         How they breathe:​

​Lungs- Ex.: ​Many terrestrial animals ​

Trachea- Ex.: Insects​​

Gills- ​Ex.: Fish, aquatic animals​

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  How they move: ​​​

​Animals can move from one place to another .

They can fly (birds)
They can swim (fish)
They can walk (elephants)
They can slither (snakes)
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​Where they live:

Terrestrial animals

Aquatic animals

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trachea                                      gills

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                                            lungs

There are different classes of animals depending on:

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