Animals adapt to their environments to survive, finding food, shelter, and protection from predators. They can be classified based on habitat (terrestrial, aquatic, amphibian, arboreal, and aerial) and food habits (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers). Conservation efforts are crucial as many species face extinction due to hunting, habitat loss, and climate change.

1. Adaptations in animals

3. Why do animals need to adapt?
All living things adapt to survive. They need to adapt to find food, shelter, air,
water, protection from predators and a place to nurture their young ones.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A LIVING THING IS UNABLE TO ADAPT TO IT'S
ENVIRONMENT?

6. What is habitat?
The place where a living organism lives in
nature is called habitat.
It is natural home of an animal.

7. What are the different types of adaptations in animals?
● Adaptations based on habitat
● Adaptations based on food habits

8. Animals can be classified into five major categories on
basis of their habitat.
● Terrestrial
● Aquatic
● Amphibians
● Arboreal
● Aerial

10. Terrestrial animals
Terrestrial animals live on land

12. ANIMALS LIVING IN PLAINS

14. Animals living in desert
● Camel
● Desert birds
● Snakes
● Desert lizard
● Desert rat
● Desert crocodiles
● Lungfish

15. Camel
● Stores fat in the
hump.
● Thick skin and
scanty hair
● Wide feet which
contain thick pad of
fat

17. DESERT KINGSNAKE

18. DESERT LIZARD

19. LUNGFISH

20. Desert rat

21. Desert crocodile

22. Animals living in polar region

23. Arctic tern

24. Arctic ground squirrel

27. Scales of the fish

28. Dolphins

29. Whale

31. Aquatic animals
Sharks are not the
fastest fish in the ocean.
The fastest fish is
SAILFISH. It swims
nearly two times faster
than fastest shark.

32. Basilisk Lizard runs on the surface of water very
quickly without sinking.

33. Amphibians
Animals that can live on land as
well as in water.

34. Frog

35. Turtle

37. AMPHIBIAN ANIMALS
●Animals that live both on
land and in water.
●During summer, some
animals like crocodile go to
sleep to escape heat and
water scarcity. This state of
inactivity is known as
AESTIVATION.

39. Arboreal animals
Animals that live on trees most of the
time are arboreal animals

40. ARBOREAL
ANIMALS
• Animals such as koalas, monkeys and
chimpanzees which live on trees are called
arboreal animals.
• They have strong limbs that help them climb
trees, swing on them and hold on to
branches.
• Sometimes, they even use their tails to hold
on to trees.
https://youtu.be/yqzVI0CSKCU?si=_ps5IKj0Piy

41. ARBOREAL ANIMALS – KOALA BEAR

42. Orangutan

43. Tree lizard

44. Aerial animals
●Animals that fly, glide or soar in
the air are called aerial animals.
●Birds have boat shaped bodies, a
pair of wings and hollow bones
●A bat is a mammal which does
not have feathered wings.

45. Bat’s wings are made up of thin layers of skin that help
it in flying.

46. ADAPTATION FOR PROTECTION
●Animals use their body parts
to protect themselves from
danger.
●Snails and tortoises are
protected by hard SHELLS
that cover their body.
●When these animals sense
danger they pull their heads
and feet inside their shells to
protect themselves.

48. Cuttlefish

49. ADAPTATION FOR PROTECTION
●Chameleons have skin that blends with
their surroundings so that they cannot
be easily spotted by predators.
●This type of adaptation is called
CAMOUFLAGE.

51. ADAPTATION FOR PROTECTION
●A porcupine’s body is covered with
thick layer of sharp spines.
●Porcupines raise their spines when
they sense danger and thus keep
their predators away.

53. Adaptations based on food habits of animals
1. Herbivores
1. Carnivores
1. Omnivores
1. Scavengers

55. HERBIVORES
● ANIMALS THAT EAT PLANTS ARE CALLED HERBIVORES.
● THEY BITE THE GRASS WITH THE HELP OF THEIR SHARP FRONT
TEETH.
● THEY ALSO HAVE STRONG GRINDING TEETH AT THE BACK TO CHEW
FOOD.
● COWS, HORSES, RABBITS ARE HERBIVORES

61. ●CARNIVOROUS
ANIMALS EAT
ONLY THE FLESH
OF OTHER
ANIMALS
●THEY HAVE
SHARP POINTED
TEETH AND
CLAWS
●EAGLES HAVE
SHARP CLAWS
CALLED TALONS

62. ●OMNIVOROUS ANIMALS EAT
BOTH ANIMAL FLESH AND
PLANTS
●CROWS, DOGS, BEARS ARE
EXAMPLES OF OMNIVOROUS
ANIMALS.
●OMNOVORES USE THEIR SHARP
FRONT TEETH AND STRONG
GRINDING TEETH TO EAT FOOD.

63. SCAVENGERS
SCAVENGERS EAT DEAD ANIMALS.
●VULTURES, HYENA AND HAWKS ARE
EXAMPLES OF SCAVENGERS
●VULTURES AND HAWKS HAVE
HOOKED BEAKS TO TEAR AND EAT
FLESH.
●HAWKS HAVE STRONG JAW BONES TO
CRUSH BONES OF DEAD ANIMALS
●SCAVENGERS KEEP ENVIRONMENT
CLEAN.

64. Scavengers
1. HAWKS HAVE STRONG
JAW BONES TO CRUSH
BONES OF DEAD
ANIMALS
1. SCAVENGERS KEEP
ENVIRONMENT
CLEAN.
HAWK
HYENA

65. Parasites

68. Giant panda

69. Dodo bird

70. Animals that are in danger of becoming extinct
are called endangered animals.

71. Caring for animals
●WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF INJURED AND
SICK ANIMALS.
●DEFORESTATION, HUNTING AND CLIMATIC
CHANGES HAVE BROUGHT MANY SPECIES
OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS CLOSE TO
EXTINCTION.
●MANY PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WORK
TO PROTECT ANIMALS – PFA(PEOPLE FOR
ANIMALS) AND PETA(PEOPLE FOR ETHICAL
TREATMENT OF ANIMALS)

72. Domestic animals are useful to us

73. Measures to provide care to animals
Animals should be given energy
rich food

74. Caring for animals
●WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF INJURED AND
SICK ANIMALS.
●DEFORESTATION, HUNTING AND CLIMATIC
CHANGES HAVE BROUGHT MANY SPECIES
OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS CLOSE TO
EXTINCTION.
●MANY PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WORK
TO PROTECT ANIMALS – PFA(PEOPLE FOR
ANIMALS) AND PETA(PEOPLE FOR ETHICAL
TREATMENT OF ANIMALS)

75. Domestic animals are useful to us

78. Measures to provide care to animals
Animals should be given energy
rich food

79. Measures to provide care to animals
We should clean and bathe
animals regularly

80. Measures to provide care to animals
Animals should be taken to a
veterinarian when they fall sick

81. They should be given proper vaccination when required

82. ●Subdarbans tiger reserve in West Bengal.
●Jim Corbett Tiger reserve in Uttarakhand
●Pobitora Wildlife sanctuary in Assam
●Cauvery Wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka