Discover what a vertebrate is with this clip.
This is Blob. Blob can't do much, like lift his own head.
He doesn't even have a head.
If Blob had been born with a spine, or backbone, he would have been a vertebrate.
If we give Blob some legs and a head then he can start to move about.
There are lots of vertebrates in the animal kingdom.
They include dogs, lions, ducks, frogs, and of course, YOU!
Vertebrates
Animals can be classified as either vertebrates or invertebrates.
Vertebrates are animals that have a backbone inside their body. The major groups include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Invertebrates don't have a backbone. They either have a soft body, like worms and jellyfish, or a hard outer casing covering their body, like spiders and crabs.
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