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Unit-I : Fauna World

1 Adaptations in Animals

l Terrestrial or land animals :
(a) Polar Animals (b) Desert Animals
Inside (c) Aquatic Animals (d) Forest Animals
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Chapter l Aquatic Animals l Amphibian
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l Aerial Animals l Arboreal Animals

l Adaptations for survival

DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS
As various kinds of plants grow in different

environmental conditions so do animals. Human
beings also adapt to the environment they live in

or get used to live in that environment. Like
plants, animals have also developed certain

features which help them to survive in their
environment. The process of developing these

features in order to adjust to changes in the
environment is called adaptation .

An animal should be able to protect itself and find
food in order to live in its environment. When an

animal is able to do so successfully, we say it has
adapted to its environment.
Strange but true
All animals are adapted to live in a certain place.
A habitat can be on land, in water, in air or on Snakes do not have legs,
they move with the help
trees. All animals can be classified on the basis of
of their plates and scales.
their habitat.

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Adapted means to fit and suitable into its
habitat where its needs are met. The place
where an animal lives is called its habitat .
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