Characteristics of Animals
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maristellaCats have keen vision; they can see much more detail than dogs.
Concentrated in the center of the
retina of the eye, a specific type of cell called a cone gives cats excellent visual acuity and binocular
vision. This allows them to judge speed and distance very well, an ability that helped them survive as
hunters
Like all members of the family Allenida, or “ringed worm,” leeches have cylindrical bodies. They
have no bones. Before feeding, the body becomes flattened. This enables the leech to better
connect to the surface of the host organism from which it's about to feed.
Characteristics of Snails & Slugs. Slugs and snails are close relatives, both belonging to the
class Gastropoda, along with sea slugs, nudibranchs, conchs, whelks and limpets. ... A
terrestrial snail or slug secretes mucus from a gland in its muscular foot, which helps it move
and leaves behind a distinctive slime trail.
Goats can climb, run, crawl under fences and some breeds of goats are able to jump heights of
over 5 feet. It should be noted as well that most goats will also stand on their back legs to reach
tree branches and shrubs.
Sea urchins are omnivorous animals and therefore eat both plant and animal matter. Thesea
urchin mainly feeds on algae on the coral and rocks, along with decomposing matter such as
dead fish, mussels, sponges ans barnacles. ... Sea urchins have five paired rows of tiny tube
feet which are found amongst the spines.
The anatomy of spiders includes many characteristics shared with other arachnids.
These characteristicsinclude bodies divided into two tagmata (sections or segments), eight
jointed legs, no wings or antennae, the presence of chelicerae and pedipalps, simple eyes, and
an exoskeleton, which is periodically shed.
Description and Physical Characteristics of Fish. Unlike mammals, fish are cold-blooded. This
means that they do not maintain a constant internal body temperature; instead, their
temperature is greatly influenced by their environment. True fish have a backbone and fins.