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35                     World’s Amazing Animals







            Animals are the most amazing creatures. We are always fascinated by the

            nature. There are various varieties of animals all over the world.

            Pictures  and  descriptions  of  some  amazing  animals  are  given  below.
            Identify and write their names with the help of the Clue Corner.





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                This is the biggest animal        The only female mammal  that          This animal is often called
               without a backbone. It has        temporarily changes sex. It is a         the nature’s engineer. It
              eight arms and two tentacles.       cat-like carnivorous mammal.         builds dams across streams.
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             4                                   5                                    6





             This smart furry mammal with  This is the world’s biggest snake.         This is world’s most poisonous
                big eyes lives only on the       It lives in the swampy grounds          bird. Its feathers and skin
                 islands of Madagascar.                of the Amazon basin.              contain powerful poison.
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              This big lizard can catch deer         This rare mammal lives            These fish have adapted their
                 and goats and swallow                    in the bamboo               gills to hold water when out of
                       them whole.                       forests of China.             the sea and have pectoral fins
                   _________________                    _________________            into walking aid to live on mud.
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            Clue Corner


             a)  Anaconda              b)  Hooded Pitohui         c)  Beaver       d)  Mudskipper
             e)  Komodo Dragon  f)  Lemur                         g)  Squid        h)  Female Fossa           i)  Panda



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