AWESOME ANIMALS

Birds, Mammals, and Reptiles

Have you ever wondered what makes you a mammal and not a bird or a reptile? Learn about the characteristics that make each animal group unique. Come with us and explore some of the most amazing animals in each group!

Birds

• All birds have feathers.
• Almost all birds fly.
• Birds are warm-blooded.
• All birds lay eggs.
• Birds are vertebrates.

• All mammals are warm-blooded.
• Almost all mammals have hair or fur.
• Mammals bear living young.
• Young mammals drink milk from their mothers.
• Mammals breathe through lungs.
• Mammals are vertebrates.

• Reptiles are covered with scales and/or scutes.
• Reptiles are cold-blooded.
• Most reptiles have teeth.
• All reptiles lay eggs.
• Reptiles are vertebrates.