Animals with long, sharp nails like cats, tigers, lions, bears and reptiles have got claws. Raptor birds like eagles and falcons have got claws or talons.
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These are the teeth carnivores and omnivores have to cut meat. They are pointy and sharp and they can be long
They're fangs
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These are long, straight hairs that mammals have near their nose, snout and mouth
They're whiskers
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Birds and bats have two of these. Insects have four. They use them to fly and glide.
Wings
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Birds use this part of the body to peck and eat. It's hard and pointy .
It's the beak
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The bodies of birds are covered in these. They are very light.
They're feathers
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The body of mammals is covered in this. It can be of different colours and have different patterns, like spotted and striped
It's fur
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It's hair that covers the body of many mammals.
It's fur
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It's a bone that is articulated under the head and it has the lower teeth. Sharks and crocodiles have one that is very powerful.
It's the jaw
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Some animals grow one or two of these on their heads. They can use it to fight.
They're horns
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Tortoises, turtles and other animals have this hard thing to protect their bodies
It's a shell
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Some animals like hedgehogs, porcupines, echidnas, pufferfish and some reptiles have these. They're long, pointy and they can hurt if you touch them
They're spikes
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The bodies of fish and reptiles are covered in these.
They're scales
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The legs of animals such as dogs or cats end in these
They're paws
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Animals like tigers, cats or bears have these. They have sharp nails that can scratch.
They're claws
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Animals like raptor birds have two of these. They have sharp nails and they use them to hunt their prey
