February 2026

Why Are They Pink?

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Skills Sheets

Reading Objective:

Students will identify different reasons that an animal is pink or red—from feeding habits to warning to defense.

Next Generation Science Standards:

K-LS1-1: What animals need to survive

K-ESS3-1: Why animals live where they live

1-LS1-1: How animals use parts of their bodies to help them survive

Vocabulary:

male, female, camouflage