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Making babies
Most animals reproduce when a
female egg is fertilized by a male
sperm. Some animals give birth to
babies, while others lay eggs.
Do animals talk?
Many animals are able to
communicate with each other.What is an animal?
Nobody knows the exact answer, but about 1.8 million have been identified.
Monkeys scream
at each other to
sound an alarm.Giraffes have seven vertebrae
in their neck – the same as
most other mammals. They
are just much longer.Pythons can go without
food for months after
one BIG meal!Birds lay hard-shelled eggs,
which hatch into chicks or
ducklings.Most beetles will send “messages” to other
beetles using special chemicals.Honey bees communicate constantly. They give
directions with a special dance.Baby birds have to break out
of the egg on their own.