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Animal homes
How animals construct their homes and the materials they
use
Unit 4B: Protecting Habitats: L.O. 16: N.C.
Animals… where do they live?
Protecting Habitats
Why do animals build their homes?
Many animals build amazing
homes to protect themselves and their young from
predators and the weather.
Materials they use
Animals make use of natural materials
such as sticks, grass and mud as well as
materials made inside their own bodies, such as silk and beeswax.
Bee hives: Living in colonies
Bees build the beehives using
beewax.
Sometimes in land... Sometimes in water
Underground homes...
Underground homes are common in grasslands.
Animals need to be protected under the ground. They look
for shelter from other predators.
Up in the nest... A home in a tree
Most birds build their nests up in the trees. They lay and wait for their eggs to be hatched. They use different materials to build their
nests.
Not only on the ground
Some animals live on the ground.
They can be part of the jungle or the wild territories.
Some animals live inside their mother
´s bodies when being babies.
Not only for birds... The tree as a home
The farm as an animal home
Some animals live in the farm. They are raised
for human benefit. Some animals live in our houses, they are called
PETS.
Webs as homes
Spiders build their webs using silk from
the back of their bodies. They also
wait for their victims to get trapped in their
webs.
Living in the sea
Living in dark places... The caves
Some animals live in caves. Some caves are on the ground, made out of rock... And some are under the water...
Deep in the sea.
Living in cold places
Some animals live in the north pole or the
south pole. They have special
characteristics to survive the cold
weather.
Living in hot places
Some animals live in the deserts
and have to survive with little
amounts of water and a lot
of heat.
The “backpackers”
Animals such as tortoises, carry their homes on their backs. The shell is part of the
animal´s body into which it retreats, so as to avoid predators and the bad weather.
Guests who are not welcome
Some animals live in our houses,
although they are not welcome, and
they are not considered
pets.
Do you know any other
animal homes?