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00:00Animals, shelter and movement.
00:07Every living being finds its own place in the environment which is called shelter.
00:18Shelter provides protection to animals from other animals as well as cover from harsh
00:26weather.
00:29It is also a secure place for giving birth to young ones.
00:37Man is not the only animal that builds its shelter.
00:48Find ways to stay where they are safe.
00:54Monkeys live on trees as trees are their natural habitat and source of food.
01:09Snakes live in holes on the ground or on tree branches.
01:18Pet and farm animals are called domestic animals.
01:26Domestic animals live in man-made shelters.
01:32Pet animals are those whom we love and keep with us in our homes for companionship and
01:40warmth.
01:49People keep fish at home in bowls or fish tanks where marine environment is created
01:55artificially.
02:00This is called an aquarium.
02:06Farm animals are animals that are domesticated for commercial purposes.
02:17Some animals such as the ox and the bullock help farmers plough fields.
02:26Farm animals also provide us meat, wool, eggs and milk.
02:37Skin of some animals is used as leather after they die.
02:45Pigs are reared for their meat called pork.
02:52They live in a stye.
02:57Goats are reared for milk and meat.
03:03Goat meat is called mutton.
03:09They live in a pen.
03:14Hens are reared for eggs and meat.
03:20Meat of a hen is called chicken.
03:26They live in a coop.
03:31Horses are reared for riding and kept in a stable.
03:38Movement and Adaptation in Animals Animals adapt to their environment.
03:50Their bodies are suitably modified to move around freely, protect themselves and take
03:57care of their young ones.
04:02Moves and Paws Animal limbs develop according to their food
04:10habits.
04:14Carnivores like cats have curved nails or claws in their paws.
04:23The claws help them to climb trees and other objects, to defend themselves and to catch
04:33and tear their prey.
04:39They can draw their claws inside their paws and therefore they are called retractable
04:46claws.
04:49Their paws are soft and fleshy and do not make any sound while walking on the ground.
05:00This helps carnivores to quietly approach or stalk their prey.
05:10Herbivorous animals have hooves which help them to run fast, so that they can run away
05:16from their predators i.e. enemies like lions, wolves, tigers etc.
05:27Tails Animals use their tails to drive away flies
05:34and mosquitoes.
05:38A monkey uses its tail to hold on to the branch of a tree and swing from one tree to
05:45another.
05:50Ears Most animals have a hearing range that is
05:55broader than our own.
05:58They can hear sounds that we cannot.
06:04Animals like elephants, rabbits, giraffes and donkeys have long ears.
06:12They use their ears to drive away insects and sense the surroundings.
06:20Sheep, goats, cows, dogs and lions have short ears.
06:34Some animals do not have any external ears.
06:40Frogs, lizards, birds and snakes have ears in the form of holes.
06:54All animals do not have ears.
07:00Birds like spiders and cockroaches have tiny hair on their legs which they use to detect
07:07sound vibrations.
07:13Animals that come out during cool nights have excellent hearing abilities, which enable
07:21them to not only find food and hunt prey in the dark, but also to hear their predators.
07:36Bats have an excellent sense of hearing and use it to navigate and hunt in the dark.
07:44They emit very high frequency squeaks that bounce off walls and other nearby objects,
07:54thus creating an echo.
08:00The huge ears pick up the echoes and that's how they locate the exact position of objects,
08:07including flying moths or any other insect.
08:26Animals have body hair.
08:32Some have very thick hair called fur.
08:39Polar bears, mink and sable have thick fur on their bodies.
08:47Their fur protects them in the icy cold climate where they live.
08:55PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is one of the several organizations
09:03working towards saving animals.
09:08Some issues that they are trying to deal with are, over 30 million animals a year are killed
09:18on fur farms.
09:22It requires the fur of 100 chinchillas to make one human-sized fur coat.
09:32Over 2 million cats and dogs are killed every year in a single Asian country.
09:40Many of them are skinned alive.