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Vertebrates are the animalswith a backbone or spinalcolumn.
For example: dogs, cats,
kangaroos, crocodiles, birds,fish, and frogs etc.
They can be grouped asmammals, reptiles, birds,
amphibians, and fish.
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M[mm[ls
Mammals are warm-blooded
animals.They have hair, or fur,covering their body.
Most mammals have babies
that grow inside a mother'sbody. Only platypus, spinyanteaters and echidnas layeggs.
Mammals include: dogs, cats,horses, monkeys, whales,dolphins and seals.
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R_ptil_s
Reptiles are cold-bloodedanimals. They cannot control
their body temperature.A reptile's skin is dry andscaly.
Most reptiles lay their eggson land. Their eggs aretough, like leather.
There are four kinds ofreptiles: snakes and lizards,the crocodile family,tortoises and turtles, andthe tuatara.
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Amphibians are cold-bloodedanimals.
Most amphibians live inwater and on land.
Amphibians lay their eggs inwater, and young amphibianstend to resemble small fish.
There are three kinds of
amphibians: frogs and toads,newts and salamanders, andcaecilians.
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Bir^s
A bird has two legs, a pair ofwings, and a body that iscovered with feathers.
All birds lay eggs. The eggprotects the developingchick inside.
All birds have a beak foreating.
Birds make nests to lay theireggs and keep them safe.
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Fish
Fish are vertebrates thathave a skeleton made of
either bone or cartilage.About 95% of fish haveskeleton made of bone.
Shark skeleton is made of
cartilage, not bone.Fish breathe through gills.They allow the fish tobreathe oxygen in the water.
Jellyfish and starfish arenot fish at all! They aremarine invertebrates.
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Fish