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Aquatic Animals

Aquatic animals are the animals
living in water. Fish, turtle, whale

and dolphin are some examples of
aquatic animals. These animals can Fish

swim easily because they have fins. Turtle
Whales and turtles have paddle-like Factual Study
flippers that help them to swim across • A cockroach can live for several

water. Most aquatic animals have weeks without its head.
gills which help them in breathing. • Starfish do not have a brain.

Amphibians
Animals that can live both in water as well as on land

are known as amphibians. Most of the amphibians
have lungs to breathe on land and moist skin to

breathe underwater. Frog is an example of such an
Frog animal. It has strong hind limbs which help it to hop
Webbed on land and webbed feet which help it in swimming.
feet

Aerial Animals
Aerial animals are the animals that can fly in the

air. Bats, butterflies and dragonflies are examples Bat
of aerial animals. These animals have wings and
feathers that help them to fly. Hollow bones and

a boat-shaped body further help them in their
flight. Butterflies and dragonflies are the insects
that have paper-like wings which help them to fly.

Butterfly

Arboreal Animals

Arboreal animals are animals like monkeys,
squirrels, tree lizards, etc., that spend most of their

time on trees. While climbing, their strong limbs
and sharp claws help them. A long and curly tail of a
Monkey monkey helps it to hang from the branches of trees.

Squirrel

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