What animals need to live?
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| Tiger eats meat |
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| Monkey eats young plant |
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| Cow eats grass |
1) Animals need food to keep them alive.
2) Animals need water to keep them alive. They can only live for a few days without water.
3) Animals need air from their surroundings.
4) If there no air, they will die.
Different Kinds of Food That Animals Need
1) Different animals eat different kinds of food.
2) Animals cannot make their own food.
3) Animals need food to give them energy and to grow.
4) Some animals eat other animals. We called them animal eaters.
Snakes, leopards, crocodiles and eagles are examples of these animals.
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| Snake |
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| Leopard |
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| Crocodiles |
5) Some animals eat plants. They eats grass, fruits, seeds and leaves. We called them plant
eaters.
Giraffes, horses, sheep and deer are examples of these animals.
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| Giraffe |
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| Horse |
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| Pandas |
6) Some animals eat both plants and other animals. We called them plant and animal eaters. Chickens, bears, ducks and cats are examples of these animals.
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| Chicken |
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| Ducks |
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| Cat |
Animals Change As They Grow
1) All animals grow.
2) Animals can grow bigger and heavier as they grow.
3) Animals change as they grow.
4) Some baby animals look like their parents.
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| An elephant and a calf |
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| A duck and ducklings |
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| A goat and a kid |
5) Some baby animals do not look like their parents.
6) Baby animals that do not look like their parents grow through different stages.
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| A larva is a baby mosquito. A larva does not look like a mosquito. |
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| A caterpillar is a baby butterfly. A caterpillar does not look like a butterfly. |
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| A tadpole is a baby frog. A tadpole does not look like a frog. |
