ANIMALS

By Aniruddh KommajosyulaIII C

Delhi Public School, Nerul

ANIMALS

There are different types of animals in the world.

Some live in jungles.Some are kept at homes and farms.

DOMESTIC ANIMALS

• The animals that can be kept at farms or homes are called domestic animals.

• Animals like cows, hens, horses, goats, sheep, ducks can be tamed and kept at farms or homes.

• Tamed: An animal that has been trained to live with people.

• Hens live in a coop.

• Cow in a shed.

• Horses in a stable.

ANIMALS HELP US IN MANY WAYS

• We get milk from cows, goats and buffaloes.• We need milk to grow strong and healthy.• Milk is used to make things like butter,

cheese, ghee, curd and ice cream–called Milk Products.

• We get eggs from birds like hensand ducks.

• We get honey and wax from beehives.

• Beeswax is used to make candles.• We get meat from animals like

goat, sheep, chicken and fish.

ANIMALS THAT HELP US

• We get silk threads from Silkworms.• Silk threads are used to make clothes such as sarees

and scarves.• We get wool from sheep.• Wool is used to make sweaters, mufflers etc.• Rabbits also have fur that is used as wool.

• The skin of animals like snakes, crocodiles, buffaloes, and camels, after they are dead, is used as Leather.

• Leather is used to make jackets, shoes, bags, belts and many more other things.

Animal Products

MORE ABOUT ANIMALS THAT HELP US

• Animals like oxen, horses, donkeys, elephants, and camels carry heavy loads for us.

• Some animals help us move from one place to another.

• PETS:

• Animals that live with us in our houses are known as pet animals.

• Animals like cats, dogs, rabbits, and parrots are kept at home.

• A dog guards our house.

• A cat chases mice away……. Hurray!!!

WILD ANIMALS

• The animals that live in

jungles and forests are

called wild animals.

• Animals like the lion, tiger,

giraffe, elephant, bear, and

owl are wild animals.

• Giraffe is the tallest animal

on Earth.

Homes of Wild animals

• Animals live on land, trees and in water.• Some animals make homes to live in, while some do

not.• Animals like deer and giraffe roam in the jungle.• Zebra lives on land.• Birds make nests on trees.• A monkey lives on a tree.• A crocodile lives both on land and in water.• Lions live in a den.• Moles live in holes.• Snakes live in holes.

EATING HABITS OF ANIMALS

• Animals need food for energy, to grow, and to remain healthy.

• Different animals have different eating habits.

• Based on their eating habits animals are categorized into:

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

HERBIVORES

• Some animals eat only plants.

• Cows, buffalo, goat, sheep, and horse eat grass.

• A rabbit eats carrots.

• A monkey loves to eat bananas and nuts.

• Some animals such as giraffe, elephant, and rhinoceros eat only plants.

• Animals that eat only plants,

fruits, and vegetables are called

plant-eating animals or Herbivores.

CARNIVORES

• Some animals hunt for their prey. They kill other animals and eat their flesh.

• Prey: An animal that is killed and eaten by another animal.

• Some animals swallow their prey.

• Snakes swallow frogs.

• A python is a snake that can open its jaws so wide that it can swallow an animal larger than itself.

• Kingfisher eats a fish.

• Animals like lion, tiger,

leopard, and fox eat the

flesh of other animals for their

food.

• Animals that eat the flesh of

other animals are called flesh-

eating animals or Carnivores.

OMNIVORES

• Animals like crow and bear eat plants as well as flesh of other animals.

• Human beings also eat plants as well as flesh of other animals.

• Animals that eat plants

as well as the flesh of

other animals are

called Omnivores.

DO YOU KNOW?

• Some animals like parrots eat only fruits and they are called Frugivores.

• Some animals eat the flesh of

dead animals. In this way they

help to keep the jungle clean.

They are called Jungle cleaners.

• Examples: Vulture, jackal,

hyena, wild dog etc.

HOW ANIMALS EAT..

• Animals have different kinds of teeth because they have different eating habits.

Herbivores like horse, cow, giraffe, and goat have flat and broad front teeth to bite off leaves and grass. Their strong back teeth help them to chew the food well.

Carnivores like tiger, lion, fox, and dog have very sharp, pointed front teeth to tear the flesh. They have strong jaws. Their back teeth are broad and flat. These animals chew the flesh with their back teeth.

Cows and buffaloes swallow their food after chewing once. Later, they bring it back into their mouth and keep chewing it for hours. This is called Chewing the Cud. Sheep, Giraffes, and Camels also chew the cud.

(Cud: Half-chewed and swallowed food.)Cows have no upper front teeth. There is a thick

pad of skin in place of teeth.Rabbits, rats and squirrels have sharp front teeth

with which they bite nuts, fruits and seeds. These animals gnaw the food.

(Gnaw: To keep biting something to eat it slowly)

More on how animals eat….

Animal Teeth

More on how animals eat….

• Snakes do not have chewing teeth. They swallow their food whole.

• Insects like bee, butterfly, and mosquito have a long, thin tube attached to their mouth. They suck the food into their mouth with the help of this tube.

• A frog has a long, sticky tongue for catching its prey. When a frog spots an insect, it sticks out its tongue and catches the insect. Then it rolls the tongue back into its mouth.

• An elephant has a long, thick trunk. The trunk helps it to break off branches and leaves, and push them into its mouth. The trunk is also used for drinking water. The elephant sucks water up into the trunk, curls the trunk inward and blows the water into its mouth.

• A giraffe has long neck, which helps it to reach the branches of tall trees and eat their leaves.

• Dogs and cats use their tongue to lap up water or milk.

More on how animals eat….

FOOD CHAIN

• A chain that shows how plants are eaten by animals, and then animals are eaten by other animals is called a food chain.

• A plant is always at the beginning of a food chain. It is called as a producer.

• Thus, all animals depend on plants, they are called consumers.

• Examples:• A zebra eats grass and a lion eats the zebra.• Grass Zebra Lion• A grasshopper eats grass, a frog eats the grasshopper, a

snake eats the frog, and an eagle eats the snake.• Grass Grasshopper Frog Snake Eagle.

THE FOOD CHAINS

Protecting Animals

• Animals that are very few in number and may soon no longer exist are called as endangered animals.

• We should protect such animals.

• Like the tiger, panda, Indian Rhinoceros, and the Great Indian Bustard.

• Dodo was a flightless bird, which lived many, many years ago. It is now extinct, i.e., no longer exists.

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