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Animal Adaptations

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Animal Adaptations

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  1. What is an Adaptation? Physical Adaptations: • Body coverings • Body parts • How an animal looks • How can adaptations help an animal to survive in it’s habitat? • Adaptations are any behavioral or physical characteristics of an animal that help it to survive in their habitat. • These characteristics fall into three main categories: body parts, body coverings, and behaviors. • Any or all of these types of adaptations play a critical role in the survival of an animal. habitat -The natural home of an animal, plant, or other organism -Examples: Grasslands, Rainforests, Deserts, and Arctic Tundra

  2. Feathers • What words would you use to describe the characteristics of the feathers? • A feather is a unique adaptation. Only birds have feathers. • A feather's lightweight, durable structure is made mostly of keratins. You have some of this the same substance on your body. But for you, keratins take the form of fingernails instead of feathers. • Keratins are long-lasting, strong, and water resistant.

  3. Bird Beaks • Why do you think these bird have these features or characteristics? • One of the cool ways to see how a bird has adapted to its environment is to take a close look at its beak. • Bird beaks come in all shapes and sizes. Each is equipment especially suited to help that bird find food and raise young.

  4. Adaptations for the Heat • How do you think these animals have to adapt to their environment? • About 5,000 different kinds of animals live in hot, dry deserts. Many desert animals adapt to the heat by sleeping underground during the day. Coyotes, foxes, kangaroo rats, and other animals come out at night when it is cooler.

  5. Adaptations for the Cold • Could an animal from the desert survive in a cold habitat? Why or why not? • Some Arctic animals, such as the walrus, seal, and whale, have extra fat (blubber) that keeps them warm in icy waters. The bears, wolves, foxes, and rabbits that live in the Arctic have a fur coat, which keeps them warm. Their coat gets thicker in the cold winter months. • Arctic foxes and other small animals get out of the cold wind by hiding in holes they dig in the snow. • Penguins fight the cold with feathers. Their outer feathers keep water out. They also have a second type of feathers called down. Down feathers hold in the heat a penguin’s body makes.

  6. Sharp Claws Webbed Feet • Used to attack and take down prey • Can be used as a tool to dig for food or shelter. Used for climbing • Can be used as defense, ward off predators • Land/Water animals have adapted to be able to both walk and have an advantage while swimming. • Webbed feet allows animals to swim faster. Sharp Teeth • Typically used for hunting and killing prey, carnivores use their teeth to cut and tear flesh.

  7. Self- Defense Adaptations • Many animals have built-in weapons. Some use their claws and teeth to fight off enemies. Hedgehogs are covered with long, sharp spines. They roll into a ball when danger comes near. Skunks drive off enemies with a terrible smell. Their stinky weapon floats through the air unseen. • Many animals run from their enemies. An animal called the pronghorn escapes most enemies by running as fast as 60 miles per hour (97 km/h)! • Many sea creatures, such as snails, clams, and crabs, have hard shells that keep them safe. Stingrays, lionfish, and others have sharp, poison-filled spines

  8. Camouflage • Some animals are hard to see against their surroundings. This is called camouflage. For example, polar bears’ white fur makes the bears hard to spot in the snow. This helps them creep up on their prey. Animals also use camouflage to stay safe. Some animals are even camouflaged to look like something else in nature. A stinkbug’s flat green shell makes it look like a tiny leaf! • How else do animals hide? Many animals hide by getting out of sight. Animals with sharp claws, such as a mole, can dig holes and hide underground. Turtles carry their hiding place wherever they go. They can suddenly look like a rock. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJGtN-igCu8 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-USrwuUfA

  9. Resources • Poblocki, A. (2017). Animals & Habitats. Retrieved from ://www3.canisius.edu/~grandem/animalsh abitats/SOFTCHALKGOOD_print.html • Power Knowledge Life Science (2017). Behavioral and Physical Adaptations. Retrieved from ://www.pklifescience.com/article/481/behavior alandphysicaladaptationslogin?username=the alberta &password=library • Project Beak (2017). Adaptations. Retrieved from ://projectbeak.org/adaptations/feathers.htm

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