Thursday 18 October 2012

2. GROUPING OF ANIMALS




We can group animals based on the external features that they share i.e. similarities in external features. Animals can be grouped in different ways, for examples:

  • The fish, snake and crocodile can be grouped together because they have scales.
  • Fish and shark can be grouped together because they have fins.
  • Buffalo, rhinoceros, saber antelope and deer can be grouped together because they have horns.
  • Peacock, swan, parrot, bird, duck and chicken can be grouped together because they have feathers.
  • While lion, baboon and highland cow can be grouped together because they have hair.
  • We can also group animals according to the number of legs that they have. Animals with many legs i.e. centipede and millipede; animals with no legs i.e. snake, snail and fish; animals with two legs i.e. duck, flamingo and rooster; animals with four legs i.e. crocodile, toad, rat, elephant, horse, tiger and kangaroo; animals with five legs (most common) i.e. starfish; animals with six legs i.e. grasshopper, mosquito, bee and fly; animals with eight legs i.e. spider.
  • Cat, squirrel, wolf and koala bear can be grouped together because they have furs.
  • We can also group animals according to the shape of beaks they have. Animals with long beak i.e. ibis and pelican; animals with short and hooked beak i.e. parrot and eagle; animal with flat beak i.e. ostrich.
  • Crab and parrot can be grouped together because they have claws.
  • Tortoise, turtle and snail can be grouped together because they have shells.
  • Butterfly, bee and dragonfly can be grouped together because they have wings.





EXERCISE 2

Complete the table.

Group
External Features
Animals with the same features
1
Fur


2

Goat, Cow, Deer, Bull

3

Snake, Lizard, Crocodile, Armadillo

4
 Beak


5

Butterfly, Grasshopper, Bat, Bee


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