Omnivores

These are animals able to eat plants and animals.

Some omnivores are :

Herbivores

These are animals that eat mainly plants. This includes leaves, grass, flowers, seeds, roots, fruits, bark, pollen and much more.

Some herbivores are :

Carnivores

These are animals that eat mainly meat. This includes insects and all animals.

Some carnivores are :

Animals that Lay Eggs

Oviparous animals are those which lay eggs, such as birds. All birds are oviparous. Here are few example of oviparous animals.




Crocodile



Hen




Butterfly



Penguin



Garden lizard




Ostrich



Turtle



Animals that give birth to their young

Viviparous animals are those which give birth to live young that have been nourished by the mother's body. We human are an example of a viviparous animal.

Animals with Beak

We can group animals in the same grouped based on their external features. Here are some animals with beak.




Mandarin Duck



Kiwi



Flamingo



Owl



Parrot



Swallow



Swan



Woodpecker



Animals with Shells

These animals can be grouped together because of the same external features. They all have shells.

Animals with Many Legs

Here are the animals with many legs.

Animals with Six Legs

We can also grouped these animals into a group. They have six legs.

Animals with Four Legs

Here are some animals with four legs.

Animals With Two Legs

Here are some animals with two legs.

Animals with No Legs

There are many animals with no legs. So they can be grouped together.

Animals with Feathers

Swan

Bird



Peacock



Parrot

Wood Duck

These animals share the same external features.

The swan, bird, peacock, parrot and wood duck have feathers.

They can be grouped together.

Animals with Horns




Rhinoceros

 


Deer

 


Buffalo

 



Goat

 



Bison



 We can also group the buffalo, rhinoceros, deer, goat and bison together.
These animals have horns.

Animals with Scales

Let's spot the external features that they share.



Fish





Snake





Crocodile






Pangolin






Chameleon

 


Tortoise





 The fish, snake, crocodile, pangolin, chameleon and tortoise are grouped together because they have scales.





 






Animals with Fur

We can group animals based on the external features that they share.

Look at the pictures below and find the same external features that they share.










Lion

 






Cat

 




Wolf

 



Tiger



Cheetah





Polar Bear



 





We can group the tiger, wolf, lion and cat together.
Their bodies are covered with fur.

Let's try 1.1

Tick (√) the correct boxes below.

Animals	External Features
	Legs	No legs	Fur	Scales	Horns	Wings
Bird
Butterfly
Fish
Buffalo
Snake

Knowing the External Features of Animals - Part 2

Cat

A cat has whiskers. It has four legs with sharp claws.

A cat also has a tail. Its body is covered with fur.

Rhinoceros

Knowing the External Features of Animals - Part1

Eagle

An eagle is a bird. It has a beak and a pair of wings.

An eagle also has a pair of legs with sharp claws.

Its body covered with feathers.

Fish

External Features of Animals

1. There are many different kinds of animals in the world. We can identify them by their external features.

2. The external features of an animal are the details of the animal that you can see.



Deer





Squirrel











Dragonfly