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Sounds the make

Where do they live

Collective names of animals

Here are the 12 different types of animals in the animal kingdom:

Types of Animals

mamals

 

 

Mammals

 

Mammals are vertebrates within the class Mammalia which have a neocortex (i.e., higher brain functions), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

Mammals are vertebrates with hair, mammary glands used to suckle young with milk, a diaphragm, three bones in the middle ear, and a lower jaw made up of a single pair of bones that articulates in a unique way with the skull.

Mammals are divided into three groups - monotremes, marsupials and placentals, all of which have fur, produce milk and are warm-blooded.

Monotremes are the platypus and echidnas and the females lay soft-shelled eggs.

Marsupials give birth to small, poorly developed young and most female marsupials, such as kangaroos, wallabies and the Koala, have pouches.

Placental mammals, like humans, whales, rodents and bats, differ from monotremes and marsupials in that they generally give birth to well-developed young.

 

https://australianmuseum.net.au/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/what-is-a-mammal/

 

   
birds

Birds

Birds are a collection of warm-blooded vertebrates within the class Aves, identified by feathers, toothless, beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a four-chambered heart, and a well-built yet lightweight skeleton system.

Birds are a group of endothermic vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterized by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Wikipedia

 

   
reptiles

Reptiles

 

Reptiles are four-limbed (aka tetrapod) animals within the class Reptilia.

Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology. Wikipedia

https://www.reptilefact.com/

 

   
amphibians

Amphibians

Amphibians are cold-blooded, four-limbed vertebrates within the class Amphibia. Explore different types of amphibians, their habitats/ecosystems, diets, evolution, and characteristics here.

Amphibians are small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive.

The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water through their very thin skin.

Amphibians also have special skin glands that produce useful proteins. Some transport water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide either into or out of the animal. Others fight bacteria or fungal infections. And at least one—in each species—is used for defense.

To warn potential predators, the most toxic amphibians are also the most brightly colored.

 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/

   
fish

Fishes

Fishes are the aquatic animals within the class Anatidae that do not have limbs with digits.

Fishes are the largest and most diverse group of vertebrate animals, with more than 34,630 valid described species (Eschmeyer & Fong 2017). This is many, many more species than the combined total of all other vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). 

Under the term "fishes" we include the primitive jawless hagfishes and lampreys, sharks, rays and chimaeras, and the many and diverse groups of bony fishes.

White (1790) described the first Australian fishes that were actually collected in Australia. Although some wide-ranging species with distributions that include Australia had already been described, White's eight species came from Botany Bay, rather than from elsewhere. Our diverse and often unique fish fauna now numbers more than 5000 species, and we're still counting.

 

https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/content/166

   
insects

Insects

Insects are the largest group of six-limbed (aka hexapod) invertebrates within the class Insecta.

 

Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. Insect growth is constrained by the inelastic exoskeleton and development involves a series of molts. The immature stages often differ from the adults in structure, habit and habitat, and can include a passive pupal stage in those groups that undergo four-stage metamorphosis. Insects that undergo three-stage metamorphosis lack a pupal stage and adults develop through a series of nymphal stages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect

   
Crustaceans

Crustaceans

Crustaceans are a large, diverse group of arthropods (i.e., segmented body with jointed-limbs) within the class Crustacea.

Most crustaceans are free-living aquatic animals, but some are terrestrial (e.g. woodlice), some are parasitic (e.g. Rhizocephalafish lice,tongue worms) and some are sessile (e.g. barnacles). The group has an extensive fossil record, reaching back to the Cambrian, and includes living fossils such as Triops cancriformis, which has existed apparently unchanged since the Triassic period. More than 7.9 million tons of crustaceans per year are produced by fishery or farming for human consumption, the majority of it being shrimp and prawnsKrilland copepods are not as widely fished, but may be the animals with the greatest biomass on the planet, and form a vital part of the food chain. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean

   
Arachnids

Arachnids

Arachnids are another joint-legged (8-legs) invertebrate animals (arthropods) within the class Arachnida.

Almost all adult arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs in some species has converted to a sensory function, while in other species, different appendages can grow large enough to take on the appearance of extra pairs of legs. The term is derived from Greek from the myth of the hubristic human weaver Arachnewho was turned into a spider.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid

   
Echiniderms

Echiniderms

Echinoderms are marine animals classified under the class Echinodermata. All echinoderms in adult form contain radial symmetry (e.g., sea stars).

The echinoderms are important both ecologically and geologically. Ecologically, there are few other groupings so abundant in the biotic desert of the deep sea, as well as shallower oceans. Most echinoderms are able to reproduce asexually and regenerate tissue, organs, and limbs; in some cases, they can undergo complete regeneration from a single limb. Geologically, the value of echinoderms is in their ossifiedskeletons, which are major contributors to many limestone formations, and can provide valuable clues as to the geological environment. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinoderm
   
Worms

Worms

Worms are animals with a long cylindrical tube-like body with no limbs.

 

Worms may also be called helminths, particularly in medical terminology when referring to parasitic worms, especially the Nematoda(roundworms) and Cestoda (tapeworms) which reside in the intestines of their host. When an animal or human is said to "have worms", it means that it is infested with parasitic worms, typically roundworms or tapewormsLungworm is also a common parasitic worm found in various animal species such as fish and cats.Wikipedia

   
Mollusks

Mollusks

Mollusks are invertebrate animals within the class Mollusca in the animal kingdom. At present, about 85 thousand species of mollusks are recognized & properly classified.

Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the arthropoda. The members are known as molluscs or mollusks. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. Wikipedia

 

   
Sponges

Sponges

Sponges are bottom-dwelling sea creatures within the class Porifera in the animal kingdom. They do not have tissues; Their body does not have symmetry like humans.

Sponges have unspecialized cells that can transform into other types and that often migrate between the main cell layers and the mesohyl in the process. Sponges do not have nervousdigestive or circulatory systems. Instead, most rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove wastes. Sponges were first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the common ancestor of all animals, making them the sister group of all other animals.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge

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Types of animals

Sounds the make

Where do they live

Collective names of animals

Animal
Image
Sound they make

Apes

ape

gibber

Asses

ass

bray

Bears

bear

growl

Bees

bee

buzz

Beetles

beetles

drone

Bitterns

Bittern

boom

Bulls

Bull

bellow

Cats

cat

mew, purr

Cows

cow

Moo

Crickets

Cricket

chirp

Crows

crow

caw

Deer

deer

bell

Dogs

dog

howl, growl, snarl, bark

Doves

dove

Coo

Ducks

duck

quack

Eagles

eagle

scream

Elephants

elephant

trumpet

Frogs

frog

croak

Geese

geese

cackle

Grasshoppers

grasshopper

Chirr

Hens

hens

cluckle, cackle, chuckle

Horses

horses

neigh,whinny

Hounds

hounds

bay

Hyenas

hyena

scream

Lions

lions

roar

Mice

mice

squeak

Monkeys

monkeys

chatter

Owls

owl

hoot, screech, cur

Oxen

oxen

low

Parrots

parrots

chatter

Pigs

pigs

grunt, squeal

Rabbits

rabbits

squeal

Ravens

ravens

croak

Robins

robin

chirp

Rooks

rook

caw

Seagulls

Seagull

scream

Serpents

serpent

hiss

Sheep

sheep

bleat

Snakes

snake

hiss

Sparrows

sparrow

chirp

Swallows

swallows

twitter

Turkeys

turkey

gobble

Wolves

wolf

howl

Wrens

wren

warble

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Types of animals

Sounds the make

Where do they live

Collective names of animals

 

Where do they live

Angora Goat Asia Minor
Apes and Monkeys Africa
Camel Australia, Sahara, Arabia
Dog Greenland and other countries
Elephant Africa
Fox Tundra of Asia
Gazelle Africa
Hare Tundra of Asia
Horse Steppes of Asia, Arabia and other countries
Jackal Africa
Jaguar Amazon Forrest South America
Kangaroo Australia
Koala Australia
Lion Savana of Africa
Llama Peru in the Andes
Platypus Australia
Reindeer Tundra of Asia
Sable Coniferous forest belt of Asia
Sloth Amazon Forrest
Tiger India
Yak Tibet

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Types of animals

Sounds the make

Where do they live

Collective names of animals

Collective name for animals

Apes

a shrewdness

Badgers

a cete

Bats

a colony or a camp

Bears

a sloth or a sleuth

Bees

a swarm

Buffalo

a gang or obstinacy

Camels

a caravan

Cats

a clowder or a glaring;

Kittens

a litter or a kindle;

Wild cats

a destruction

Cobras

a quiver

Crocodiles

a bask

Crows

a murder

Dogs

a pack;

Puppies

a litter

Donkeys

a drove

Eagles

a convocation

Elephants

a parade

Elk

a gang or a herd

Falcons

a cast

Ferrets

a business

Fish

a school

Flamingos

a stand

Fox

a skulk or leash

Frogs

an army

Geese

a gaggle

Giraffes

a tower

Gorillas

a band

Hippopotami

a bloat

Hyenas

a cackle

Jaguars

a shadow

Jellyfish

a smack

Kangaroos

a troop or a mob

Lemurs

a conspiracy

Leopards

a leap

Lions

a pride

Moles

a labor

Monkeys

a barrel or a troop

Mules

a pack

Otters

a family

Oxen

a team or a yoke

Owls

a parliament

Parrots

a pandemonium

Pigs

a drift or drove (younger pigs) or a sounder or a team (older pigs)

Porcupines

a prickle

Rabbits

a herd

Rats

a colony

Ravens

an unkindness

Rhinoceroses

a crash

Shark

a shiver

Skunk

a stench

Snakes

a nest

Squirrels

a dray or a scurry

Stingrays

a fever

Swans

a bevy or a game (if in flight a wedge)

Tigers

an ambush or a streak

Toads

a knot

Turkeys

a gang or a rafter

Turtles

a bale or a nest

Weasels

a colony, a gang or a pack

Whales

a pod, a school, or a gam

Wolves

a pack

Zebras

a zeal

 

 

 

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Archates - a good friend * Belt = to hit below the belt

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