Animals And Me

Animals and me DK Publishing LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, and DELHI Written by Marie Greenwood Designed by Victoria Consultant David Harvey Burnie Design development manager Helen Senior Publishing manager Bridget Giles Category publisher Sue Leonard Production Rita Production editor Sinha Siu Yin Chan US editor Margaret Index by Chris Parrish Bernstein First published in the United States in 2010 by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 10 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 177888—05/10 Copyright © 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-0-7566-6886-0 Printed and bound in China by Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. Discover more at www.dk.com Contents Animal life ............................... 4 Bite sized................................ 28 Shaping up .............................. 6 Two to talk ............................ 30 Cover up .................................. 8 Fight or flight ........................ 32 Feet first ................................. 10 New life ................................. 34 Moving on ............................. 12 Family life .............................. 36 In the swim............................ 14 Growing up ........................... 38 Think about it ........................ 16 Growing older ...................... 40 Eye see ................................... 18 Go to sleep ............................42 Listen in .................................. 20 Record holders ......................44 Being nosey ........................... 22 Glossary ................................. 46 Touch it ................................... 24 Index ...................................... 48 Taste it .................................... 26 Animal life We are just one animal among many. As you will see on these pages, there is an amazing variety of animals living in the world today. Animal groups Animals that share certain features are grouped together. This helps us to understand them. The main animal groups are shown here. My group We belong to the group of animals called mammals. This means we belong to the same group as chimpanzees, lions, and even bats! Horse Kingfisher Mammals Birds Mammals are warmblooded and feed their babies on milk. They breathe with their lungs and are furry or hairy. Birds have feathers and lay eggs. Most birds fly, but some of the larger birds, such as penguins, can’t. Flamingo Seal