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Animals starting with S

Animals that start with S

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Photo of a snow leopard
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Scientific name: panthera uncia
A snow leopard is a kind of cat more closely related to the tiger than the leopard. They live in mountains around the snow line in central and south Asia.
Photo of a spider.
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Sis forSpider

Spiders are a kind of animal known as an arachnid, and they are related to the scorpion. All spiders have a head, body, eight legs and no wings. Spiders come in a variety of colours, but most are brown or grey. They range from so small you can hardly see them, right up to the size of a plate.
Photo of some squid being cooked
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Sis forSquid

Scientific name: order: teuthida
Squid are sea creatures related to the octopus and cuttlefish, which all have eight legs. Squid move by sucking water into the top part of their body and squirting it out in a jet. They can also squirt ink into the water to confuse anything that is trying to eat it. The squid in the photo are being cooked on a barbeque.

Sis forSquirrel

Scientific name: family: sciuridae
A squirrel is a medium-sized rodent found in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Squirrels eat nuts, seeds, pine cones, fruit, fungi and young leaves.
Photo of a St Bernard dog in the snow
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A Saint Bernard is a dog originally bred for rescue in the Swiss Alps. They are a large dog, with a large head, and can weigh anything up to 100kg (220 pounds). St Bernards are prone to many genetic health conditions, such as hip displaysia and turned eyelids, and have a lifespan of only 8 years. They are loyal and affectionate, but because they are so big it is essential they are well-trained, as such a large dog can knock children down and hurt them if it is boisterous.
Photo of a staffordshire bull terrier
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The Staffordshire bull terrier, or staffy, is a medium sized, stocky dog originally bred for bull baiting. They are friendly, courageous, stubborn and friendly. They are good with children and make good family pets. Staffordshire bull terriers are often confused with bull terriers, which is a more aggressive and difficult breed.
Photo of a stag.
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Sis forStag

A stag is a male deer. Stags can grow a very large set of antlers, which they shed each year.

Sis forStallion

A stallion is a male horse.
Photo of a starfish
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Sis forStarfish

Scientific name: class: asteroidea
The starfish, or sea star, is not a fish - starfish have no skeleton. They are related to sea urchins. As they have no skeleton and hence no legs, they don't move around by walking. They move by pumping water around through tubes on the base of their arms. Not all starfish have five arms, some have more. Starfish eat sea creatures with shells that move slower than it does. Starfish have two stomachs, and one of them can be put outside the starfish's body. So they eat clams and other shellfish by forcing them open and putting their stomach inside the clam's shell. Some starfish can regrow arms if they are cut off. Some starfish can grow from the cut-off arm as long as some of the central portion of the starfish is still attached. Starfish send their eggs out to drift into the open sea where they hatch into small swimming larva. When the larva are old enough, they sink to the bottom of the sea and turn into adult starfish.