PHILIPPINE SCHOOL DOHA
Primary Department
SCIENCE 2
ANIMALS
Animals can be found almost everywhere. You can see them in
the gardens, parks, rivers, forests, and in many other places.
Animals are living things; they eat, breathe, move, grow, and
reproduce.
Some animals are small and some are big. Some animals have
two feet while others have more. Some animals can walk, some can
crawl; others can fly, swim, or jump.
Some animals have hair or scales; others have skin, and still
others are covered with shells.
Animals have different characteristics. They have different body
coverings, sizes, and habitats. They also exhibit different types of
movements.
Needs of Animals
Food
Water
Shelter/Home
Air(Oxygen)(O2)
Sunlight
Love and Care
Two Big Groups of Animals
1. Vertebrates – animals with backbones
(mammals, fishes, reptiles, birds, amphibians)
2. Invertebrates – animals WITHOUT backbones
(insects, arachnids, jellyfish)
Backbone is a set of small bones lining the back of an animal.
Kinds of Animals according to what they eat
1. Herbivores
They are the animals that eat PLANTS ONLY.
They are plant eaters.
Example: Cow, goat, carabao, horse, caterpillar
2. Carnivores
They are the animals that eat MEAT and other animals.
They are meat eaters.
Example: Frog, snake, shark
3. Omnivores
They are the animals that eat both PLANTS and ANIMALs.
They are plant and meat eaters.
Example: cat, dog, bird, chicken
Habitats of the Animals
Habitat is a place where animals live naturally.
1. Terrestrial Animals
They are animals that live on land.
Example: elephant, lion, tiger, dog, cat
2. Aquatic Animals
They are animals that live in water.
Example: fish, lobster, shrimp, whale
3. Amphibious Animals
They are animals that can live both on land and in water.
Example: Hippopotamus, penguin, frog, salamander, turtle
How Animals Move
Animals use some parts of their body to move.
1. Legs or Feet
Most animals use their legs or feet to walk, run, jump, and hop.
2. Wings
Birds and insects use their wings to fly.
3. Fins /Tails/ flukes /flippers
Fishes use their fins and tails to swim.
Dolphin uses its fins and flukes to swim.
Seal swim with their flippers.
4. Tentacles/ Swimmerets
Octopus and squid use their tentacles to swim.
Shrimps use their swimmerets and tail to swim.
5. Body/Belly/scutes/ setae
Snakes slide with their abdominal scutes and earthworms crawl
using their setae and muscles
6. Webbed Feet
Ducks and turtles use their webbed feet to swim.
How Animals Get Food
Animals use some parts of their body to get food.
1. Long and Sharp Fangs/ canines
Lions, tigers, cats, and dogs use them to catch their food.
2. Big and Strong Teeth
Carabaos, horses, and cows use them to eat grasses.
3. Proboscis
Insects use small legs and proboscis to get their food.
4. Long Neck / trunk
Giraffes have long neck to reach the leaves of the tall trees.
Elephants get food and water using their trunks.
5. Tentacles
Some animals like squid and octopus use them to get food.
6. Beaks
Birds, chickens, ducks, and geese use beaks to get food.
7. Big Mouth
Snakes get food by swallowing other animals.
8. Long and Sticky Tongue
Frogs and lizards are using them to catch their food.
9. Paws and Claws
Dogs, cats, lions use them to catch their food.
How Animals Protect Themselves
To protect themselves from being eaten by other animals, they use
special body parts to escape from their predators.
1. Horns
Some animals like deer and cows have horns to protect
themselves.
2. Wings
Birds and insects fly and escape using their wings.
3. Hard Shell
Turtles, clams, and oysters have hard shells for protection.
4. Bites and Stings
Bees and snakes bite or sting when harmed or disturbed.
5. Camouflage
Some change the color of their body when enemy comes like
chameleon.
Body Covering of the Animals
1. Fur is a fine, soft, thick hair that covers the body of some animals.
Monkeys, cats, dogs, and bears are examples of animals covered
with hair or fur.
2. Feathers cover the body of all birds.
Chickens and ducks are covered with feathers.
3. Scales are flat body covering of some animals. Scale can be thick or
thin, soft or hard.
Fish and snake have thin, soft scales. Crocodiles have thick, hard
scales.
4. Shells are hard, rigid body covering of some animals.
Turtles, snails, and shrimps have shells.
How Animals Are Born
1. (VIVIPAROUS) Born Alive like their parents
Baby horses and cows look like their parents. Kittens, puppies
and cubs also look like their parents.
2. (OVIPAROUS) Hatched from Eggs
Chicks, turtles, insects, and frogs are hatched from eggs. Fishes,
crabs and shrimps hatched from eggs, too.
How Animals Help Human
Animals help us humans in many ways.
They give us food and drinks.
They help us carry heavy loads.
They can be our pets and friends.
They give us useful materials.
These materials are made into clothes, shoes, and bags.
Taking Care of Animals
Feed your pets with the right kind and amount of food.
Give them enough water.
Give them shelter.
Clean their places.
Bathe them to keep them clean.
Play and talk with them.
Bring them to a veterinarian when they are sick.
Never disturb a mother animal and its babies as they sleep or
eat.
Provide a clean and safe place for new born kittens or puppies.
Avoid hurting animals.
Follow signs at the zoo and on the farm.
Avoid destroying places where animals live.
Prepared by:
Precioso L. Tano, PhD
Mary Grace A. Docoy, MAIE
Grade 2 Science Teachers
