-How do animals adapt to survive in their surroundings?
-How do adaptations ensure an animal's survival?
Some things we found out about beavers:
Connects to MA Science Standard Adapations and Living Things: 6. Give examples of how inherited characteristics may change over time as adaptations to changes in the environment that enable organisms to survive, e.g., shape of beak or feet, placement of eyes on head, length of neck, shape of teeth, color.
-they have clear eyelids to see underwater
-they have split nails on their paws to comb oil through their fur to make it more waterproof
-they have webbed feet to help swim
-their teeth continuously grow to help chew wood
-they have flaps that cover their ears and nose to keep out water
To help us understand these adaptations, Mrs. LaRusa dressed up Owen (he became our birthday beaver) to show each adaptation!
What adaptations do you know of? Comment below!
Connects to MA Science Standard Adapations and Living Things: 6. Give examples of how inherited characteristics may change over time as adaptations to changes in the environment that enable organisms to survive, e.g., shape of beak or feet, placement of eyes on head, length of neck, shape of teeth, color.
I enjoyed reading your post with fun beaver facts. Did you know that beavers don't actually eat wood? Beavers only eat the bark off trees. I look forward to reading more adaptions you have learned about.
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