Habitats

1. Habitats Where do all the animals live? Created by Laurie Pedlow Assisted by Elizabeth Pedlow & Jacqueline Pedlow November 2007 NEXT

2. Homes Provide: • Shelter • Warmth • Safe place for babies NEXT

3. Places Animals live… Cell Homes Nests Homes in Snow Mobile Homes Under Rocks Forest NEXT

4. Places Animals Live ……click on a button to learn more! Mobile Homes Cell Homes Mobile Homes Under a Rock Homes in the Snow Nests Forest Review Bibliography Activity 1 Activity 2

5. Mobile Homes Click on a picture to learn more!

6. Cell Homes To learn more, click the bees! Honeybees Bumblebees

7. Under a Rock Interesting Facts about…

8. Click a picture to learn more! Forest rabbit fox bear raccoon deer

9. Squirrels • Squirrels eat nuts, seeds, grain, and fruit • Squirrels live in nests high in trees made of twigs and leaves lined with soft material called ‘dreys’ • Squirrels can also live in nests in hollow trees called a den • Squirrels use their tail as a parachute during a fall, and as a cushion for their landing • Squirrels do not hibernate, but stay in their nests more in the colder months click

10. Nests • Perching birds • nest in trees • More than half of the world’s birds belong to a group called perching • birds • Perching birds have slender toes that can fold around branches, twigs, or wires • Skylarks, mockingbirds, robins, • nightingales, chickadees, and cardinals are a few great singers! • Birds eat worms, bugs, • and seeds

11. Homes in the Snow • Polar Bears are the largest meat eating animal on earth • Male Polar Bears weigh about 1,300 pounds and stands up to 8 feet tall • Female Polar Bears weigh about 650 pounds • Polar Bears eat fruit, roots, insects & meat • Polar Bears are great swimmers • The female hibernates in ice dens during winter, but the males are active all year round! • Polar Bears live in cold artic regions • For more information on Polar Bears, visit: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Polar-bear

12. Hermit Crab • Hermit Crabs are Crustaceans • Crustaceans are species that shed their exoskeleton shell as they grow • Hermit Crabs must find a hard shell to live in to protect their bodies • Hermit Crabs must find new shells as they grow • Hermit Crabs can be pets! click

13. Turtles are reptiles Turtles live in their shells for protection Turtle shells are made of bone and covered in scales Turtles can live on land, in fresh water, and in sea water Turtles can swim, walk, and climb! Turtles can be pets! Turtles click

14. Garden Snails • Garden Snails are Mollusks • Mollusks are a species that has a soft body protected by hard shell • Garden Snails like moisture • You can find them on the sidewalk after rain! • When it is too dry, the garden snail secures itself inside its shell for safety Click

15. Bumblebees Bumblebees are a sign that spring has arrived! Real Bumblebee Nest Many bumblebeeslive in nests under ground, in bunched grass, under a house, in a shed, and even under a lawnmower! When a Bumblebee stings an animal, he is able to pull the stinger and fly away or sting multiple times Worker beesdie when the weather gets too cold Queen beemates and hibernates for the winter A bumblebee uses its long tongue to get nectar from a flower click

16. Honeybees Worker bees with One Queen bee Beekeeper’s job is to raise honeybees and harvest the honey Worker bees collect pollen in tiny baskets in the back of their legs Queen bee’s job is to lay eggs Honeycomb: sheets of Wax made up of 6 sided cells When a honeybee stings an animal, the stinger sticks tight, so when the bee tries to fly away , the stinger pulls from his body and he eventually dies. Honey bees make honey and pollinate flowers helping to produce fruits and seeds. Honeybees live in honeycombs in hollow trees and store honey for the winter click

17. Interesting Facts About Bugs… • Ants can lift 50 times their own body weight—with their mouths! • The largest earthworm lives in Australia. It can grow to over 9 feet long! • Beetles can fly, crawl, or swim! • Some slugs have more than 20,000 teeth! • The largest spider in the world can grow up to 9 inches! click

18. Common Gray Fox • The Gray Fox eats meat, insects, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and grass • The Gray Fox lives in dens that are commonly found in wooded areas • The Gray Fox grows from approximately 7 ½ to 13 pounds • The Gray Fox is small and can run very fast over short distances! click

19. Rabbit • Rabbits live in the ground • Rabbits can be pets • Rabbits have sharp front teeth to nibble on crunchy food (like celery, carrots, and lettuce) • Rabbits are vegetarians click

20. Whitetail Deer • Whitetail Deer live in a variety of climates • Whitetail Deer eat leaves, bark, and fallen fruit • Whitetail Deer can grow up to 7 feet in length • Whitetail Deer was named because of the white fur on its tail • Whitetail Deer uses its white tail to warn others of danger click

21. Black Bear • Black Bears eat leaves, buds, flowers, berries, fruit, roots, insects, and honey • Black Bears live in forests and dens. • Black Bears like to climb trees • Black Bears hibernate • During its winter slumber, a Black Bear will lose 20 to 40 percent of its body weight. They need to eat a lot of food in Summer and Fall. • Black Bears weigh from 88 – 595 pounds! click

22. Raccoon • Raccoon is a woodland mammal • Raccoons are active all year, unless the weather • gets very cold and then they hole up in a den • Raccoons have blackpatches around their eyes, • it looks like they are wearing a mask! • Raccoons are nocturnal: they are awake at night • Raccoons eat from fruit to frogs when in their natural • habitat • Raccoons are found in cities and suburbs • Raccoons have been know to dig in trash cans click

23. Places people live… suburbs farms The White House cities neighborhoods Next

24. WHOSE FOOTPRINTS ARE THESE? Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer Deer click

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26. Activities Click on the correct habitat for each row: 1. 2. 3. 4.

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30. Bibliography • Dorros, Arthur, Animal Tracks, 1991, Scholastics, USA • Burne, David, Animal Encyclopedia, 2003, Kingfisher Publications, • China • Fisher, Pattie, Hartson, Mammals of the Rocky Mountains, 2000, • Lone Pine Publishing, Canada • Wilkes, Angela, Animal Homes, 2003, Kingfisher Publishing, • Boston • Fredericks, Anthony, Under One Rock, 2003, Dawn Publishing, • California • Clip Art/Sounds from Microsoft Word Art www.discoverlife.org/IM/EL_DP/0001/mx/Bumblebee_nest,EL_DP101.jpg Start Over Main Menu

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32. Review • A review of places animals live: • Animals live in the forest, • Animals live in mobile homes, • Animals live in cell homes, • Animals live under rocks, • Animals live in nests, • Animals live in the snow. There are many more animals and homes to explore. Where do you live?