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rhea

This bird is the South American relative of the ostrich

hornbill

This bird encloses itself in its nest with a mud wall

ostrich

This bird is the largest in the world

peregrine falcon

This bird can dive through the air at speeds of 220 mph or more

hummingbird

This bird is the only bird that can fly backwards

birds are what blooded

warm-blooded

fish are what blooded

cold-blooded

amphibians are what blooded

cold-blooded

this allows a fish to stay at one level

swim bladder


fish breathe with...

gills

what protects the fish from outside elements

scales

shedding of the outside skin

molting

fastest snake

African Black Momba

Jacobson organ

special scent organ located in a snakes mouth

tiniest snake

blind snake

venom

poison of a snake

largest poisonous snake

King Cobra

deadliest snake

taipan

North American poisonous snakes

Pit Viper and Coral Snake

red on yellow

kill a fellow

red on black

venom lack

copperhead

bites more people than any other snake

constrictors

squeeze their prey

types of constictors

Anacondas and Pythons

horned lizard

squirts blood from its eye

largest of the lizards

Komodo dragon

poisonous lizards

beaded lizard and gila monster

chameleons

have the ability to change colors

anoles

have the ability to pop off their tails

round tough layers of skin on a turtle

scutes

upper section of a turtles shell

carapace

lower section of a turtles shell

plastron

types of turtles

land, freshwater, sea

land turtles

tortoises

crocodiles

only reptile mother to protect her young

crocodilians

alligators, caimans, gavials

lower teeth stick out all the time

crocodiles

live in southeastern USA and China

alligators

slime

mucus secreted by the skin

amphibians

salamanders

baby frogs or toads

tadpoles

change in form

metamorphosis

Japanese giant salamander

grows to 5 ft. long

tree frog

has suction pads on the tips of their toes