> The hummingbird is a bird. Do you know what makes a bird different from any other animal? Not its wings. Some other animals have wings, too. Not its bill. Some other animals have bills, too. ...
Animal houses
> Beaver Home > > An underwater tunnel leads into the house where beavers sleep and stay > warm. Where do the animals go when winter winds blow, when snow is in the air and on the ground? Where...
It’s a Mammal
The zebra is a mammal. Do you have a pet mammal? If you have a dog or cat you have a mammal. Hamsters and gerbils and guinea pigs are mammals, too. And so are you. Maybe you've seen a cow...
Animal groups
To make it easier to study animals, scientists have arranged them into groups. All the animals in each group are alike in one or more important ways. Mammals If an animal drinks milk when it's a...
Red-Sided Garter Snake
> Animals are everywhere > > . . . swimming, splashing, and floating in oceans, lakes, rivers, and > ponds. > > Painted Turtles > > Water Beetle > Clown Sea Slug > > Bottle-Nosed Dolphin ...
An animal grows up
> Lions > > As the lion cub grows up, it will learn from its mother and father > many things about being a lion. Could a parrot ever roar like a lion? Could a frog learn to fly like a bird? Could...
New living things
> Baby and Adult Mexican Bean Beetles > > The baby beetle, at left, is very different from the adult. But when > the baby grows up, it will look like the adult. All living things come from other...
Animals eat
> Earthworm > > An earthworm makes tunnels in the ground by eating through the dirt. > It feeds on bits of plants and leaves in the dirt. > Alfalfa Butterfly > > A butterfly's proboscis is like...
Animals move
Plants can't move from place to place by themselves, but animals move in many different ways. A clam has one foot that it uses for digging into mud or sand. A penguin walks on two legs. A kudu...
Plant or animal?
Is this a flower eating a fish? No, this is an animal called a sea anemone eating a fish. Do you know the best way to tell the difference between a plant and an animal? You can't always tell by...