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Animals Move! FOCUS Question How do different body parts help animals move in the places where they live?

动物的行动。不同的身体部位是如何帮助动物在它们生活的地方移动的?

Many Places Have you ever watched an animal move? Some walk, hop, or slither on land. Some swim in water. Some fly in the air or move through trees. Animals that live in different places move in different ways. They use special parts of their body to move.

你曾经看过动物移动吗? 有的在陆地上行走、跳跃或滑行。 有些在水里游泳。有的在空中飞行，有的在树上移动。 生活在不同地方的动物以不同的方式移动。 它们用身体的特殊部位来移动。

Animals Move on Land Many land animals move by walking, running, or hopping. They push against the ground with their feet to move. A push is a kind of force. Camels live in deserts and have big, flat feet. Their feet help them walk on sand. Bighorn sheep live on mountains. They have small, sharp hooves for climbing on rocks.

许多陆地动物通过走、跑或跳来移动。 它们用脚推着地面移动。 推是一种力。 骆驼生活在沙漠里，有又大又平的脚。 他们的脚帮助他们在沙滩上行走。 大角羊生活在山上。 它们有小而锋利的蹄子，可以爬上岩石。

Most snakes live on land, but they have no feet. They push along the ground with special scales on their body. The sidewinder is a snake that lives in deserts. The sand is hot The sidewinder moves side to side instead of straight ahead. It lifts its body off the ground to protect its skin from the hot sand.

大多数蛇生活在陆地上，但它们没有脚。 它们身上有特殊的鳞片，沿着地面推进。 响尾蛇是一种生活在沙漠中的蛇。 沙是热的响尾蛇左右移动，而不是笔直向前。 它把身体抬离地面，以保护皮肤免受热沙的伤害。

Animals Move in Trees Monkeys hold onto branches. They use their arms to pull up. This force helps them move and climb trees. Geckos climb straight up tree trunks. Special tiny hairs on their feet help geckos stick to branches as they push their legs forward. Wowser! Geckos can climb up smooth glass. They can even walk upside down! Their feet stick to the glass, so they do not fall.

动物在树上移动猴子抓住树枝。 他们用手臂拉起。 这种力量帮助它们移动和爬树。 壁虎直爬树干。 壁虎脚上特殊的细小毛发可以帮助它们在向前推腿时粘在树枝上。 老古板!壁虎能爬上光滑的玻璃。 它们甚至可以倒立着走路!他们的脚贴在玻璃上，所以他们不会摔倒。

Animals Move in the Air Vultures use their large wings to push against the air. This force helps them fly up in the sky. Hummingbirds are small birds. They push their wings very fast against the air. This movement lets them hover, or stay in one place, in the air while gathering food from a flower.

动物在空中飞行秃鹫用它们的大翅膀在空中推进。 这种力量帮助它们在天空中飞翔。 蜂鸟是一种小型鸟类。 它们在空中快速地扇动翅膀。 这种运动让它们在空中盘旋，或停留在一个地方，同时从花上收集食物。