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ANIMALS THAT GIVE BIRTH TO YOUNG ONES

Animals that give birth to young ones

are called mammals. They produce

milk to feed their young ones. Cat, dog,
sheep, cow, buffalo, horse, elephant,
monkey, dolphin, whale, etc. are

mammals. The young ones are carried Cats with kittens Dogs with puppies

within the bodies of their mothers till Animals that give birth to young ones
they are fully developed to be born.

Are humans also mammals?

A woman bathing A whale with its calf A bat feeding its A mare feeding its colt
her baby young one

A bat gives birth to young ones. Knowledge Zone
The mother bat feeds the babies Dolphin and whale look like fish and live in water. But

on its milk and takes care of they are not fish. They are aquatic mammals. They
them. So, it is also a mammal. give birth to young ones and feed them on their milk.

ANIMALS THAT LAY EGGS

Animals like birds, fishes, reptiles, amphibians and insects lay eggs. Some young
ones that come out after hatching, look like the parent animals while some others

look very different. But as they grow, they look similar to their parents.

Birds

Birds lay eggs in the nests. A nest keeps the eggs and the
baby birds safe.

Structure of a bird’s egg
A bird’s egg has a hard shell to protect the chick growing
A bird in the nest

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