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Animal Adaptations: Denise Wolfsberger 4 Grade

This document discusses how animal adaptations help animals survive in their environments. It provides examples of specific adaptations for tigers, ducks, frogs, turtles, and sharks. Tigers have stripes to help them stalk prey and powerful jaws to kill large animals. Ducks have feathers to help them fly and stay warm in water. Frogs have sticky tongues to catch insects and suction cups on their feet to climb. Turtles have a protective shell and scales to hold in water. Sharks have sharp teeth to catch prey, powerful tails to swim fast, and camouflage to hide while waiting to eat.

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Animal Adaptations: Denise Wolfsberger 4 Grade

This document discusses how animal adaptations help animals survive in their environments. It provides examples of specific adaptations for tigers, ducks, frogs, turtles, and sharks. Tigers have stripes to help them stalk prey and powerful jaws to kill large animals. Ducks have feathers to help them fly and stay warm in water. Frogs have sticky tongues to catch insects and suction cups on their feet to climb. Turtles have a protective shell and scales to hold in water. Sharks have sharp teeth to catch prey, powerful tails to swim fast, and camouflage to hide while waiting to eat.

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Animal Adaptations

Denise Wolfsberger
4th grade

How do adaptations help animals


survive in their environment?
An adaptation is a body part or behavior that helps
an animal survive in a particular environment.
Adaptation can help an animal breathe, catch food,
or hide.
All animals are adapted to live in certain habitats.
Animals that cannot adapt will die out.
This presentation will give specific details on
adaptations that help animals with backbones
survive.

Tigers
Tigers are warmblooded and can live in
either very hot or cold
habitats.
They are striped to
help them hide when
they stalk their prey.
They have powerful
teeth and jaws to kill
large prey.

Ducks
Ducks have two kinds of
feathers.
Flight feathers help them fly
and eider helps keep them
warm.
Ducks have flat feet to help
them swim in the water.
Oily feathers keep them
waterproof.

Frogs have sticky


tongues to catch flies
and other insects
Large suction cups
on feet help the frog
climb trees and
grass.

Strong legs help the


frog leap out of
danger.

The turtle has a


strong shell to
protect itself
from predators.

Turtles have scales to hold


in water during droughts.

Turtles lay their eggs on land


but may live in the water.

Shark
Zebra sharks have
many sharp teeth to
catch prey.
They have powerful
tails to help them swim
fast.
They are camouflaged
to hide while they wait
for food.

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