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Mammals


Warm blooded


Have hair or fur


Give birth to live young ones


Mammal mother nurse their young one with milk


Breathe with lungs


Mammals live on land have 4 legs (or 2 legs & 2 arms), and ears that stick out.


Fishes


Cold blooded


Live in water


Breathe under water using gills , not lungs


Have scales and fins


Lay eggs


Amphibians


Cold blooded


Live on land & water


Webbed feet


Breathe with lungs and gills


Moist smooth skin


Four legs (sometimes none)


Lay eggs


Do you know?

Elephants’ ears act as cooling devices. They can measure up to 2 square metres and they are equipped with an intricate web of blood vessels. When the animal flaps its ears, the blood temperature lowers by as much as 5°C.