Animals Odd One Out
land habitat habitat = where animals live | jungle, savannah, mammal, rain forest, desert, arctic mammals are a type of animals that feed their babies with their milk |
water habitat | sea, seahorse, pool, pond, river, marsh pool = a small area of water eg.: can be seen after rain pond = a small lake marsh = soft wet land
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collective nouns group of animals together | flock, arctic, herd, pack, pride, troop, swarm, school, murder, parliament flock = group of birds herd = group of cows, deer, elephants pack = group of wolves, dogs pride = group of lions troop = group of monkeys swarm =group of bees school =group of fish murder = group of crows parliament = group of owls |
type of eater | hamster, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, carrion eater herbivore = eats plants carnivore = eats meat omnivore = eats anything carrion eater = eats dead animals |
what they eat | grass, leaves, chemical fertilizer, meat, carrion, fish chemical fertilizer = an artificial material added to soil to help plants grow carrion = dead animal |
climate | tropical, arctic, temperature, equatorial, moderate equatorial = around the Equator (middle part of the Earth) moderate = not extreme. E.g.: Hungary has moderate climate. |
animal types | fish, giraffe, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects reptiles = cold-blooded animals that lay eggs and are covered with scales amphibians = spend first part of their lives in water but as adults live on land insects = small animals with 6 legs and often wings |
offspring babies | cub, puppy, duckling, pet, piglet, kitten, calf, foal, fawn, hatchling cub = young bear, cheetah, hyena puppy = young dog duckling = young duck piglet = young pig kitten = young cat calf = young cow, elephant foal = young horse, donkey, mule fawn = young deer hatchling = young turtle, crocodile
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threats | hunters, poachers, urban expansion, agriculture, recycling, pollution, habitat loss poachers = illegal hunters urban expansion = growing cities habitat loss = losing an appropriate place to live |
reason for hunting | horn, ivory, medicine, pets, trophy, oil, skin, fur, vitamins ivory = the yellowish bone an elephant’s tusks are made of fur = soft hair that covers the body of many mammals |
environmental change | deforestation, desertification, drainage, destruction, calendar deforestation = cutting out trees desertification = the land getting too dry to cultivate drainage = the system of pipes that take away water from an area |
saving animals | preservation, taxidermy, repopulation, captive breeding, sanctuaries, parks preservation = protecting something so that it doesn’t change, is not destroyed taxidermy = preserving dead animals by filling their skins with soft materials repopulation = taking animals back to their original habitats captive breeding = breeding animals in controlled environments e.g. in zoos. sanctuaries = a special area where animals can live in natural environment protected from people. |
