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| Echidnas /ɨˈkɪdnə/, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, belong to the family Tachyglossidae in the monotreme order of egg-laying mammals. |
Echidnas:
egg laying mammals
Insectivores
mammals that eat insects
Nocturnal
active at night
Herbivores
plant eating mammals
Vertebrate
any animal with a spine or backbone
Habitat
place where an animal prefers to live
Hibernate
to stay inactive in the winter
Blubber
layer of fat; keeps sea animals warm
Marsupials
mammals that have a special pouch where young finish developing
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| Incisors in a rabbit's teeth |
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| Voles' incisors. Voles often are confused with moles because both animals make tunnels; however, the latter have oversized forefeet, are classified in the Insectivore |
Incisors
these keep growing in a rodent
Bubonic Plague
disease carried by fleas on rats
Domesticated
tamed animal
Bat
only flying mammal
Aardvark
sticky tongue for eating termites
Platypus
can find underwater insects with my sensitive bill; lays eggs
Shrew
must eat almost 24 hr a day to stay alive
Mole
have tiny ears and eyes, large paws; spends most time underground; ruins lawns with it burrows
Rabbit
has large incisors but is not a rodent; often a pet
Kangaroo
hopping marsupial from Australia
Characteristic of mammals
warm-blooded
Characteristic of mammals
- have backbone
- produce milk
- breathe with lungs
- have hair
- most have four limbs
- most give birth to live young
Pelts
animal skins
Carnivores
meat eaters
Canines
scientific name for dogs
Stalk
sneak up on
Eyeshine
glow of a cat's eyes in the dark
Purebred
an animal whose mother and father are the same breed
Instinct
inherited behavior pattern
Felines
scientific name for cats
Intelligence
the ability to learn a behavior
Characteristic of cats
- retractile front claws
- whiskers
- rough toungue
- padded feet
Chase their prey
the way a dog hunts
Stalk and Pounce their prey
the way a cat hunts
Balance of Nature
God's care for nature by giving it the ability to respond to change
Selective Breeding
the practice of choosing an animal's parents to get certain characteristics
Fur
soft, dense hair
Quills
sharp prickly hairs used for protection
Spines
harder than quills
Whiskers
long, facial hairs used for touch
Wool
very thick, curly hair
Mammary Glands
milk-producing structures of female mammals
Rodents
largest group of mammals
Size
the major difference between a rat and a mouse
Guard Hairs
gives the dog's coat shape and texture
Tiger
the longest cat
Lion
the only cat with a mane
Jaguar
the largest cat in the Americas
Cheetah
the fastest land animal on earth
Bobcat
smaller than a lynx
Sheep
provide man with wool
Domestic Animals
animals that have been trained and raised for man's use through many generations
Molars
back teeth
Scavengers
animals which et other animals that have already died
Social Animals
animals that live in groups with others of the same kind
Warmblooded
designed to maintain a relatively constant body temperature
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