Animal Coverings by jbihler

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Animal Coverings

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Animals can be fuzzy,

Photo by julochka

woolly,

Photo by davedehetre

SHAGGY,

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OR FURRY.

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SOMETIMES HAIR GROWS ALL OVER,

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AND SOMETIMES IT GROWS IN JUST A FEW PLACES.

Photo by FrankGuido

BUT IF AN ANIMAL HAS HAIR, YOU CAN BET THAT IT IS A MAMMAL.

WHY IS HAIR IMPORTANT?

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IT MAINLY HELPS MAMMALS STAY WARM.

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SOME MAMMALS HAVE HAIR THAT HELPS THEM BLEND INTO THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

Photo by Arno Meintjes Wildlife

OTHERS HAVE HAIR THAT PROTECTS THEM FROM PREDATORS.

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WHAT TYPES OF MAMMALS CAN YOU THINK OF?

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THE ONLY ANIMALS THAT HAVE FEATHERS ARE...

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BIRDS!

Photo by Jason A. Samfield

FEATHERS FEEL SOFT AND LIGHT.

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HOWEVER, FEATHERS ARE STRONGER THAN THEY SEEM.

Photo by Nemo's great uncle

NOT ONLY ARE THEY STRONG, BUT THEY ARE STIFF AND LIGHTWEIGHT.

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THESE FEATURES HELP BIRDS FLY.

Photo by AntoGros

BIRD FEATHERS ALSO HELP KEEP THEM HIDDEN FROM PREDATORS.

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MALE BIRDS OFTEN HAVE COLORFUL FEATHERS TO ATTRACT FEMALES.

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SOME BIRDS LINE THEIR NEST WITH FEATHERS TO HELP KEEP THEIR EGGS AND YOUNG WARM.

Photo by subarcticmike

CAN YOU NAME A TYPE OF BIRD?

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