Name some animals including the birds that you have seen. Write any one feature of each of them. Name of the animal Feature Elephant Long trunk to take food and water Sparrow Short and strong beak to crack seeds The table as it is printed in the book, with t

Write the name of an animal you have really seen, and one body part that helps it. Name of the animal Feature Elephant Long trunk to take food and water Sparrow Short and strong beak to crack seeds Cow Flat, wide teeth to chew grass all day Peacock Long, colourful feathers that open out like a fan Owl Big eyes and sharp eyesight to see at night Fish Fins to swim in water Dog A very good sense of smell to find things Why every animal has such a feature: Each animal has a body part that helps it get its food, move about or keep safe. That is why an elephant has a trunk and a sparrow has a short, strong beak. Tip: Fill only the animals you have really seen. The table is your own record, not a list to copy.

Compare its features with the squirrels you see in your area. The picture in the book (page 40): Two large squirrels with deep reddish-brown backs and pale cream undersides. The one on the left is standing on a thick branch. Its bushy tail is as long as its whole body and it curls up behind it. The

Put the two squirrels side by side and compare them, feature by feature. Feature Indian Giant Squirrel The squirrel we see near our homes Size Very big — as long as your arm when the tail is counted Small — it fits into two hands Colour Deep red-brown back with a cream belly Grey-brown, with three light stripes down its back Tail Very long and thickly bushy Bushy, but much shorter Where it stays High up in big forest trees at Pachmarhi On walls, roofs, garden trees and fences near our houses How it moves Leaps a long way from branch to branch Runs quickly up and down a trunk or a wall Same in both: four legs, sharp front teeth to gnaw nuts and seeds, a bushy tail, and a very good grip for climbing. Why they are alike and yet different: Both are squirrels, so they have the same body plan. The giant squirrel is big and red because it lives high in thick forest trees, while our small striped squirrel lives among houses and gardens.

NCERT Solutions for Class 4th The World Around Us Chapter 3 Animals and their Features

Q1.

Name some animals including the birds that you have seen. Write any one feature of each of them.

Name of the animal	Feature
Elephant	Long trunk to take food and water
Sparrow	Short and strong beak to crack seeds

The table as it is printed in the book, with two rows already filled.

Answer

Write the name of an animal you have really seen, and one body part that helps it.

Name of the animal	Feature
Elephant	Long trunk to take food and water
Sparrow	Short and strong beak to crack seeds
Cow	Flat, wide teeth to chew grass all day
Peacock	Long, colourful feathers that open out like a fan
Owl	Big eyes and sharp eyesight to see at night
Fish	Fins to swim in water
Dog	A very good sense of smell to find things

Why every animal has such a feature: Each animal has a body part that helps it get its food, move about or keep safe. That is why an elephant has a trunk and a sparrow has a short, strong beak.

Tip: Fill only the animals you have really seen. The table is your own record, not a list to copy.

Q2.

Compare its features with the squirrels you see in your area.

The picture in the book (page 40):

Two large squirrels with deep reddish-brown backs and pale cream undersides.
The one on the left is standing on a thick branch. Its bushy tail is as long as its whole body and it curls up behind it.
The one on the right is stretched out in a long leap, with its legs spread and its long tail streaming behind.
The book says under the picture: Indian Giant Squirrel is a big, red-coloured squirrel found in Pachmarhi and some other places.

The painting of the Indian Giant Squirrel on page 40; described here — see the textbook for the picture.

Answer

Put the two squirrels side by side and compare them, feature by feature.

Feature	Indian Giant Squirrel	The squirrel we see near our homes
Size	Very big — as long as your arm when the tail is counted	Small — it fits into two hands
Colour	Deep red-brown back with a cream belly	Grey-brown, with three light stripes down its back
Tail	Very long and thickly bushy	Bushy, but much shorter
Where it stays	High up in big forest trees at Pachmarhi	On walls, roofs, garden trees and fences near our houses
How it moves	Leaps a long way from branch to branch	Runs quickly up and down a trunk or a wall

Same in both: four legs, sharp front teeth to gnaw nuts and seeds, a bushy tail, and a very good grip for climbing.

Why they are alike and yet different: Both are squirrels, so they have the same body plan. The giant squirrel is big and red because it lives high in thick forest trees, while our small striped squirrel lives among houses and gardens.

NCERT Solutions for Class 4th The World Around Us Chapter 3 Animals and their Features — Write