1.6.4.1 Animal movement
Use this domain for ways in which animals move. Only include words specific for the movement of animals. For the movement of people use the domains under Movement. It is necessary to think through how each type of animal moves, especially the important ones.
OMC Codes:
136c Movements
How do mammals move?
gallop, trot, hop, crawl, fly, soar
How do cows move?
walk, trot, wander, lie down, charge
How do dogs move?
trot, run, wag its tail
How do horses move?
run, gallop, trot, canter, buck, kick, race, charge
How do lions move?
walk, stalk, charge, run down, prowl
How do whales move?
breach
How do birds move?
fly, flutter, soar, dive, swoop, bank, turn, (hummingbird) hover, hop, roost, hang in the air, ride the wind, alight, land
How do snakes move?
slither, glide
How do fish move?
swim, leap
How do insects move?
fly, hover, dive-bomb, crawl
How do worms move?
crawl, inch along, creep
What words refer to the annual migration of animals?
migrate, migration, fly south
What words refer to animals moving in a group?
herd (v), flock (v), swarm (v), herd instinct, fly in formation, move as a herd,
What words refer to animal tracks?
track,