BODY PARTS OF ANIMALS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Look at the different body parts of the cow. Are you familiar with each body part? 

Here are other examples of animals and their different body parts.

Here are other examples of animals and their different body parts.

Here are other examples of animals and their different body parts.

Here are other examples of animals and their different body parts.

Most animals have legs and feet. They use these for walking, running, hopping, and jumping. Some animals have body parts that protect them from their enemies. The bull has horns. The bee has a stinger. The turtle hides inside its hard shell. The kangaroo and the horse have strong legs. The cat has shharp claws, and the dog has sharp teeth.

​Sea animals like the fish, shark, and dolphin use fins for swimming and gills for breathing underwater.

​Some animals like the dragonfly, bird, and bat have wings. These animals use rheir wings for flying.

Some animals have claws, paws, hands, beaks or bills, or trunk. They use these body parts for getting food.

VOCABULARY WORDS:

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​Antennae- threadlike body parts that extend from the heads of

insects used for sensing.

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​Insect - an animal with six legs, a head, a thoirax, and an abdomen.

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Protection - shield or defense from attack, harm or injury.

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​Stinger - sharp body part of some animals used for defense.