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ANIM
WORD
Jules Pottle
Some of the animals children encounter in t
may be considered pests, such as arachnid
may be too small or too dull in color to catc
But these seemingly insignificant, everyday a
important to the balance of their ecosystem
conspicuous species such as bears, elepha
It is fascinating to see how diverse the anim
be: from the brightly colored birds of the rai
perfect camouflage of a stick insect. Every s
part in the delicate balance of our planet, s
appreciate the value of each and every one
begins with knowledge and understanding.
Now, more than ever, we need to develop a
animals and learn how to protect them. This
all things zoological and aims to nurture a c
for these animals in all the young people wh
the pages of this book together and let it sp
the world around us and how we can take c
generations to come.
Jules Pottle, primary science consultant,
trainer, and author
12 Birds 42 Ho
14 Amphibians 44 Ba
16 Mammals 46 Eg
18 Primates 48 Inc
20 Fish 50 De
22 Reptiles 52 Ca
24 Our pets 54 An
26 Domestic dogs 56 Pe
28 Cats of all sizes 58 En
30 Animal sounds 60 Ex
32 Superpowers 62 My
34 On the move 64 Ac
 leaf
insects
insect
arthropods
acorn
barnacle
European
rhinoceros
beetle
crustaceans
peanut
worm ba
s
Halloween
worms hermit crab
m
Atlantic
horsehair worm surf clams

6 invertebrates
 quokka

great
crested
newt
golden
toad ma
amphibians
fire
salamander

koi
fish r
leopard
stingray gecko

vertebrates
 insects six legs
moth
ant
wasp

arachnids

spider
Which has
an arachnid o
eight
legs
crustaceans
wood louse shrimp crab

myriapods
millipede

8
 tentacles octopus

brittle star five legs echino

Pacific
sea nettle

sponges
leech

segmented
worms
Can you th
invertebrates
dung beetle
(scarab) beetles head
st
b

thorax

rose
chafer rhinoceros
beetle
abdomen
goliath
beetle
common
bumblebee wasp
cocoon
bees, wasps,
and ants
leaf-cutter
ant

Atlas
moth
 y p g p

cockroac
fleas Ame
cockr
globe
skimmer hissing
dragonfly cockroach

dog flea
earwigs

European earwig

praying stick ins

mantises and le
Mediterranean insec
praying mantis
 wandering
albatross
masked booby

Atlantic puffin

common gull
water
wading birds Which bir
to whe

greater flamingo

yellow-billed stork mallard

12
 kiwi

bald eagle
domestic
birds small b
chicken common woo
pigeon

parrots
galah scarlet ruby-thro
macaw humming
 frogs and toads s

American toad
tadpole

American toad

American b
tadpo
natterjack toad
croak
some oxygen
absorbed
through skin

cane toad
comm
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 their skin moist.

axolotl
giant Chinese
salamander

great crested newt

great crested
newt eft

poison dart frog

tailless
li

red-eyed ringed
tree frog caecilia
 mongoos

mouse

Burchell’s zebra llama

Some mammals, such

as whales and dolphins,
live underwater.

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 red panda capyb

warthog

Virginia opossum
marsupials

North America
South America
Australia
Tasman
monotremes
lays eggs
New Guinea
echidn
Australia
 howler
monkey
grasp

woolly spider
monkey

spider Monkey
monkey use grip bran
tools an ext

capuchin monkey woolly

squirrel monkey
monkey

titi

18
 Barbar
macaqu
Abyssinian
black-and-
white colobus rhesus
(guereza) monkey

bonobo

chimpanzee

proboscis
monkey oranguta
 freshwater
angelfish
batfish

coelacanth Atlantic bluefin tuna

electric eel

anglerfish blue catfish

20 bony fish
 barn-door
skate

basking
shark

spiny
dogfish

tiger shark

cartilaginous fi
 lizards
gre

panther chameleon Komodo

leopard gecko

tortoises diamondback
and turtles terrapin
crawl (c
Blanding’s
turtle
red-footed tortoise horny
Galapagos giant tortois
leg cla
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 skin

slither
tuataras

tuatara
only in New Zealand

crocodiles tail ridge

and alligators belly crawl

American
alligator
webbed feet
 tropical fish koi carp
wheel

hamster gerbil

ferret pony
24
 snake rabbit

bell

scratching
post

seeds budgie cage

 hounds retr

beagle dac
basset hound

whippet
Norw
Irish wolfhound ekh

greyhound
Labra
26
 German
shepherd
Old English border c
sheepdog

utility dogs to

Yorkshire terrier Jack Russell Chihuahua

lapdogs sh

pug
C
Ch
cockapoo
 jaguar

leopard

marbled Do you have a

cat

feline features

hunters carnivorous
28
 Pallas’s cat
serval

snow
leopard

long canine
teeth

carnassial teeth whiskers

 different because
of the animals that
live there. chirp

ocean nuthatch
dolphins
bark

fox
click

p
whistle

orca woodp
30
 hee haw
donkey
rattle gob
gob
hiss
snake turkey
snarl
roar quack
hiss
growl honk

lion goose

backyard woof
coo bark

pigeon dog
 hears sound
too high for
human ears

suspended animation
(pausing life)

electric
eel
salmon
gives an
navigates long electric shock
distances

most us
venomgo
firefly stin
squid

glows
in the dark box jellyfish
32
 most
venomeo
bit

fun
web s

gnipmuj
cat
flea
leaps
silvertip grizzly bear 150 times its
body length

punches
faster tha
a bullet n

peacock
mantis shrimp
 chase

stalk

prowl

in the w
wade dive paddle

sq
 in the trees
loop

swing

climb

burrow
unde
float

wriggle
 northern
three-toed
jerboa matamata
sea turtle
Satanic leaf-
tailed gecko

vase sponge sea pig

glass
sponge
purple sea pen

mushroom
coral
 greater
lophorina
hummingbird
hawk moth

dumbo
octopus

blue dragon sea slug

blobfish

barnacle leafy sea

dragon
Venus fan
 keel-billed
toucan

scarlet macaw
“My brigh
help me
a mat
fiery
throated
hummingbird

Indian peafowl

oriental Wilson’s bird- green b

dwarf of-paradise discus
kingfisher

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 eastern
box turtle

pant
red
lionfish “M
war
anima
peacock
pois
mantis shrimp

blue dart
rose frog
maple moth

mandrill
blue-ringed
golden octopus
tortoise rainbow
beetle parrotfish
 looks like
snow
Arctic fox

Arctic
looks like plants

mossy red squ

leaf-tail
gecko ghost mantis

m
jumping stick

common
potoo

40 tropical forest
 look
sea
African wild dog

savannah

looks like
flowers

goldenrod
crab spider

orchid mantis

flowers
 bat bear wild
roost den tempo

harvest mouse red squirrel o

nest in stalks nest (drey) h

fox rabbit wate

earth warren bu
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 clown fish limpet
anemone rock

nest with
hexagonal
cells

paper wasp Australian leaf-curling

nest leaf

leaves woven
together

European red tent moth

wood ant tent made of silk
anthill
 whale
calves fry

baby
hatchling
animals

piglet
gnu

fawn
kangaroo

wombat joeys
44
 pit in pup
laying eggs sand live birth

spurge hawk-moth
adult lat
pupa nym

insect
complete
metamorphosis

larva egg youn

 vervain
chicken emu hummingb

reptiles

lizard sea turtle

46
 h

lesser spotted sturgeon

salmon dogfish

insects male carries

eggs on its back
monarch
butterfly

giant
spined soldier bug water bug

myriapods arac
Europea
red-headed garde
centipede spider
 ha
claws
and
talons
skeleton muscles
exoskeleton
(muscles inside
the skeleton) hoof
fin
muscles
bones

flippers limb
appen
endoskeleton
(muscles outside
the skeleton)

tentacles
48
 spin

tails ey

ear

antlers
membrane
h

wings
tusks

veins teeth horn

feather
 of thorns
starfish
porcupine
millipede

spikes hedgehog

skunk

Humboldt opossum
squid
spraying
or squirting playing dead
50
 black
mamba
otec
Cuban
solenodon pr

dangerous boxe
crab

venomous bite us
ar

starlings
school of fish
India
meerkat pango

gathering
in groups
 sharp

claws

teeth
wolf
skull
rows of teeth

slice carniv

Can you name any oth

baleen carnivorous animals?
filter feeder distensible

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 snail

rasp
elephant
skull
herbivores
chew
What kin
of diet d
meat
omnivores you have
and plants
proboscis
suck
 d
(active

feed on
anaugi
and f
bask to
warm up

hunt
dawn
lwo nrab

crepuscular
(active at
dawn and
dusk)

54 morning
 escape from
predators
find a
spot
to rest

feed

dusk

evening
 wildlife ranger zoo

research

marine
biologist

wildlife repo
study

naturalist
entomologist

camera

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 animal
welfare officer

virus

virologist
beekeep

microbiologist

hive
 Indian elephant black rhinoceros tiger

climate change
and global warming
ocean temperature wildfires
rising

elkhorn koala
coral

melting ice polar bear

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overhunting Flo
and
overfishing deforestation

loss of food

Adélie
penguin
Canadian caribou

gulf sturgeon

Atlantic bluefin tuna i

chemicals
can kill
animals
green sea turtle or make
them sick
 giant wombat

Humans o
environmen
lead to an

auroch Tasmanian tiger

Rocky
Mountain
locust passenger
pigeon
Xerces blue butter

New Zealand
grayling
60
 Dinosaurs may have become
extinct when a meteorite
collided with the Earth.

great
auk
eastern
elk

Caribbean
monk
seal

Pyrenean ibex
West Afr
black rhino
 fairy

werewolf Kun-Peng
bigfoot
leprechaun

dragon

Jiuwei Hu
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 kraken unicorn

troll

Pixiu minotaur

phoenix

Harpy

Loch Ness Monster Shang-Y

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