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    CHAPTER 1

    ANIMAL
    ADAPTATIONS
    LET’S MEET THE MASCOTS!
    LET’S MEET THE MASCOTS!
    LET’S MEET THE MASCOTS!
    LET’S MEET THE MASCOTS!
    LET’S MEET THE MASCOTS!
    LET’S MEET THE MASCOTS!
    Using an index
    HOW DO ANIMALS SURVIVE IN
    THE WILD?
    WHAT IS AN ADAPTATION?
    An adaptation is a physical or behavior change
    that helps an animal or plant survive in their
    habitat.

    DID YOU KNOW?


    Cheetahs can run over 100
    miles per hour to catch
    prey.
    PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS
    Type of body covering- fur, scales

    Color- mimicry, camouflage

    Body parts- beak, claws, ears

    Defenses- venom, spray, quills

    DID YOU KNOW?


    Owls have big eyes that
    allow them to hunt prey at
    night.
    PHYSICAL ADAPTATIONS OF A CAMEL
    Large eyelashes
    Slitted nostrils

    Humps store fat

    Thick fur Thin fur

    Large, flat feet


    CAMOUFLAGE & MIMICRY
    Chameleon Walking Leaf Viceroy Butterfly

    Their skin changes color These insects look like This looks like the toxic
    to blend in with the leaves where they Monarch butterfly so
    surroundings. live. predators stay away.
    DEFENSES
    Tortoise Lionfish Skunk

    The hard shell makes it The spines contain deadly venom This mammal can spray
    difficult for predators to for unsuspecting predators. predators with a foul smelling
    attack. liquid.
    BEHAVOIR ADAPTATIONS

    Instinct- migration, hibernation, nest building

    Learned- hunting for food, mating behavior,

    communication
    DID YOU KNOW?
    Monkeys climb so they can travel
    fast through the forest canopy and
    escape predators.
    BEHAVIOR ADAPTATIONS OF A POLAR BEAR

    Sneaky hunter

    Play fight Shorter


    hibernations if
    needed
    MIGRATION
    Wildebeest Dragonfly Salmon

    Over a million migrate each year Generations migrate in relay These fish migrate up streams to

    in a large loop from the Serengeti race style, completing a their mating grounds using the

    to the Masai Mara. north to south loop. magnetic field of the Earth.
    COMMUNICATION
    Wolf Chimpanzee Dolphin

    Wolves use howling, leaving Chimpanzees use verbal and Dolphines use echolocation,
    scents with urine and body nonverbal postures, gestures whistling, clicking and body
    language. and sounds. language.
    YOUR TURN!
    What type of adaptations does a lion have?

    What are the reasons for those adaptations?


    YOUR TURN!
    What type of adaptations does a giraffe
    have?

    What are the reasons for those adaptations?

    DID YOU KNOW?


    Giraffes use their long necks to
    head-butt other males for
    dominance.
    LESSON HIGHLIGHTS
    Adaptations help animals survive in their habitat.

    Physical adaptations include fur, scales, camouflage, mimicry,


    specific body parts and defenses.

    Behavioral adaptations include those that are instinctual and


    learned like migration, hibernation and hunting.

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