How a Frog Grows

A frog is an amphibian. It hatches from an egg. As it grows, it changes many times. When it is an adult, it has long back legs. Frogs lay their eggs in water. Young frogs, or tadpoles, hatch from the eggs. They have tails to move and gills to breathe in water. They grow. The tadpoles keep changing. They grow front legs. They get lungs to breathe air. Their tails get smaller. Then they look like little frogs. They climb onto land and grow bigger.

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There are more kinds of beetles than any other insect.

When a horned toad is angry, it squirts blood from its eyes.

Zebras can’t see the color orange.

Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

A cat can frighten a black bear into climbing a tree.

Chickens can’t swallow while they are upside down.

An iguana can end its own life.

Mosquitoes have forty-seven teeth.

Slugs have four noses.

The blue whale is the largest animal in the world.

A leech has thirty-two brains.

If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Cats can't taste sweets.

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.

Bees have five eyes. There are 3 small eyes on the top of a bee's head and 2 larger ones in front.

No two zebras have the same markings.

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How a Butterfly Grows

A butterfly is an insect. It hatches from an egg. It changes many times before it grows colorful wings. A butterfly begins life as an egg. A tiny caterpillar, or larva, hatches from the egg. The caterpillar eats and grows. Then it stops eating. The caterpillar becomes a pupa and makes a hard covering. Inside the covering, the pupa slowly changes. Finally a butterfly comes out and flies away!

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Animals

Animals come in all kinds of different shapes and sizes. Scientists have put animals that are the same into six groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects. A mammal is an animal that feeds milk to its young and has hair or fur on its body. Humans are mammals. A bird is an animal that has two wings and two feet. Birds are the only animals that have feathers. A reptile is an animal with rough, dry skin. It may have scales or hard plates. Alligators and turtles are reptiles. An amphibian is an animal with smooth, wet skin, such as a toad. A fish is an animal that lives in water and has scales. An insect is an animal that has three body parts and six legs. No matter what the type of animal, all animals need food, water, air, and a place to live. All animals also change as they get older. They grow to look like their parents. Different animals grow in different ways. How does a butterfly grow compared to a frog? How do camels and elephants get the water they need? What do an animal's teeth tell you about what it eats? After reading this blog, you will know how to answer these questions. Source:http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/MrsThonus/social_studies.cfm?subpage=347837

Welcome

Welcome to the "Animal Life" blog! This blog offers information about animal life to first grade elementary students. It discusses everything from the classification of animals to the different ways in which they grow and lead their lives. "Animal life" allows you to explore the science of animal life and enjoy the variety of species through a first grader's eyes.