Title: ANIMALIA
1ANIMALIA
2The elephantus never forgets!
3The mus loves cheese (but doesnt like cats or
traps)!
4The gallina lays eggs.
5The porcus says Oink!
- porcine resembling a swine or pig
6The equus runs fast, says neigh, and loves his
shoes.
- equine of or related to horses
7The asinus doesnt like to have his tail pinned
on at parties!
- asinine of, belonging to, or having the
qualities of the donkey - stupidity and obstinacy
in particular
8The canis loves bones, say woof and doesnt
like cats.
- canine of or related to dogs
9The feles says meow, doesnt like dogs but
loves mice and milk.
- feline of or related to cats
10The vacca says moo, provides milk and is very
amoosing.
- vaccine a substance containing the cowpox virus
used to fight small pox. Any preparation used to
produce immunity to a specific disease.
11The cuniculus hops around a lot and sometimes
comes out of hats.
12The taurus sees red and has a bulls eye.
13The camelus has a hump (or two) and doesnt need
much water.
14The lupus walks in the woods. He has also
appeared in some famous fairy tales.
- lupine of or related to wolves
15The aquila is our national symbol.
- aquiline of or related to an eagle. Having an
aquiline nose was considered a sign of
distinction.
16The gallus crows in the morning.
17The ursus can be cuddly or scary. Ursa Major
(Big Bear) and Ursa Minor (Little Bear) the
names of two constellations
18The vulpes is very clever and also appears in
some fairy tales.
19The aquila is an avis. An avis can fly high in
the sky!
- aviary a large enclosure for holding birds in
confinement
20The tigris has a loud roar and many stripes.
21The simia likes bananas and to climb trees.
22The ovis says Baahhh! and gives us wool.
23The anas likes to swim in the water and goes
quack!
24The leo is a big feles. He has a lot of pride.
- leonine of or related to a lion
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25Do you remember what they are?
- leo
- anas
- ovis
- simia
- tigris
- gallus
- lupus
- asinus
- equus
- porcus
- elephantus
- avis
- aquila
- ursus
- vulpes
- camelus
- taurus
- cuniculus
- vacca
- feles
- canis
- gallina
- mus
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