Animal Adaptations

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Animal Adaptations
Adaptations
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What is an adaptation?

• An adaptation is a change in an organisms
  physical structure or behavior that helps it to
  survive in its habitat.

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Two types of adaptations

• Physical
• Body structure, color, fangs, etc.

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• Behavioral
• Changes to action
• Migration, hibernation, etc.

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Who experiences adaptations?

• All species have experienced adaptation
• Organisms slowly adapt and pass on adaptation to
  the next generation

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Birds

• Leg Length
• Roseate Spoonbill (top right)
• Foot Webbing
• Laughing Gull (top left)
• Beak Shape
• Long Billed Curlew (bottom)

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Reptiles

• Cold- blooded
• Scales
• Lay eggs on land

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Amphibians

• Lay eggs in water
• Partially or fully webbed feet
• Have lungs or can absorb oxygen through their skin

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Animal Defense

• Some animals use these methods of defense to
  protect themselves
• Color
• Camouflage
• Quills/Hair