LOH PEI HANG D20112055310: 3.1 Protection From Danger

1) Animals need to protect themselves from danger posed by their enemies.

2) Their enemies include humans and other animals. Humans hunt and kill them. Big animals kill small animals for food. For example, an eagle kills a rabbit for food.

3) Animals have specific characteristics and behaviour to protect themselves from danger and harm. These abilities enable the animals to stay alive.

4) Elephants and rhinoceroses have skins that are thick and hard. The hard skin helps to prevent their enemies from injuring them.

Rhinoceros

Elephant

5) The bodies of snails, tortoises and crabs are covered with hard shells. Snails and tortoises retract their heads and legs into the shells when they are attacked by enemies.

Snail

Tortoise

6) Pangolins and crocodiles have hard scales to protect their bodies from injuries. The bodies of snakes and fish are covered with scales.

Pangolin

7) Porcupines and hedgehogs have sharp spines on their bodies to keep enemies at bay. They raise their long, sharp spines when their enemies advance towards them.

Hedgehog

Porcupine

8) Scorpions, bees and centipedes have poisonous stings on their tails to attack and kill their enemies. Bees and wasps also use stings to weaken their enemies. Centipedes have venomous stings on their heads that can cause pain and kill their enemies.

Centipede

Bee

Scorpion

9) Rhinoceroses, bulls, bucks (male deer) and goats use their horns or antlers to attack their enemies.

Bull

Goat

10) Lions, cats and leopards have sharp and strong claws while eagles have talons to protect themselves and their young from their enemies.