Animals and Lifecycles - What is an Animal?
Animals are one type of living thing. There are many different animals on Earth, but they share some things. They all:
Have bodies that do things for them, like breathing or digesting food- Have muscles that help them to move around
- Eat food that comes from other living things
- Have senses like seeing and hearing, which help them with everything they do
- Reproduce, or have young
- Adapt, or change when their environment or where they live, changes.
Where the word "animal" comes from
The word "animal" comes from a Latin word that means "having breath" or breathing.
What animals do you know?
Can you list all the different animals you know?
If you want some ideas, have a look at these Animal Facts.