A layer of cell in the body of an animal. Top Speed The fastest recorded speed of the animal Trachea A breathing tube found in vertebrates, which is known as the windpipe. Training The level of house [..]

An organ that is produced by a developing animal that allows it to absorb nutrients from the mother's bloodstream when it is in the womb. Plankton Floating microscopic organisms that drift close [..]

Prehensile is the term that is given the appendages of animals that have evolved to grasp or hold onto things. For example, some species of monkey and most species of lizard have prehensile tails whic [..]

Movement on four limbs. Reproduction Reproduction is the biological process by which new individual organisms are produced. Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life as each individual [..]

Feeding on decaying and dead matter. Sedentary Having a lifestyle that involves little movement. Sessile A sessile animal attaches itself to another object and cannot move independently. Sexual Dimo [..]

A modified tooth to protrudes out of the mouth of some mammals. Type The animal group that the species belongs to Underfur The dense layer of fur that is closet to the body of the animal to keep it w [..]

Giving birth to live young in order to reproduce. Warm Blooded Ability to maintain a consistently warm body temperature, despite the surrounding climate. Warning Colouration The mixture of different [..]

The measurement of how heavy the animal is Wing Span The measurement from one wing tip to the other Xylophagous An animal that eats wood. Criteo.DisplayAd({ "zoneid": 520097, "ex [..]

Animals are a multi-celled living organisms that are thought to have to developed around 500 million years ago from single-celled marine organisms. The animals body shape generally becomes fixed once [..]

A form of reproduction that involves just one parent, and is most common in invertebrates. Asexual reproduction means that a species can quickly multiply it's population numbers. Average Clutch S [..]