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For humans, we are considered mammals. Unsurprisingly, we also have the

class of mammals in animals, in which we call mammalia. Almost all mammals give
birth to babies and get nourishment by their mother just like humans. Reptiles can be

tiny or huge and it was thought to be the first vertebrates to live completely on land.

On the other hand, amphibians are animals which can live both on land 陆地 (lǜdì)

and in water 水里 (shuǐlǐ). Well, let’s have a look at the following subtopics to know

more about the types of animals in the world. Have your try to pronounce the name of

the animals based on the pinyin given and recognise them.

8.2 Birds

Below are the common types of birds 鸟类(niǎo lèi) that we should know and

remember their names. As we can see later in the table below, most of the name of

the birds are made up with the word 鸟. The word 鸟 (niǎo) has to do with fly 飞 (fēi).

Therefore, it is easier to identify the animal classification of birds by looking up to their
names.

Tips: Animals like cockerel 鸡 (jī) & duck 鸭 (yā) are actually under the class of birds

because both of them can fly but not high.

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