大象传媒

Video summary

A short video about how different animals have adapted to live in different habitats.

The video shows the adaptations of agama lizards for life in hot conditions, penguins for surviving Antarctic blizzards, bats that live in tropical rainstorms, and camels, who survive desert conditions and sandstorms thanks to adaptations such as fat-storing humps and long eyelashes.

This clip comes from the 大象传媒 series, Our Planet, Fish and Weather.

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Teacher Notes

  • This clip could be used to provide a discussion point into the different ways that animals have adapted to their environments.
  • Additionally, the clip could be used as a discussion point into the type of environment lizards like. Pupils could compare similarities and differences with their own environment.

This clip is relevant for teaching Science at KS1 in England and Wales, Foundation and KS1 in Northern Ireland, and early level and first level in Scotland.

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