Summary
A short Nature Cat clip (~4 min). The friends learn how some animals shed their fur, skin, or feathers as they grow and change. Free on the official PBS KIDS YouTube channel.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Some animals shed fur, skin, or feathers — a normal part of growing up.
- What does it mean for an animal to “shed”?
- Why might an animal shed its fur or skin?
- How do young animals change as they grow?
- How have you changed since you were a baby?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: shed, molt, grow, fur, change.
Try it: Draw an animal as a baby and as a grown-up. Show one way it changed.