Animal habitats

Habitats of animals

Habitat = place where a plant or animal lives

Predators = Animals that catch and eat other animals

Grasslands

Lots of different grasses and few trees

Enough rain for grasses to grow but not trees

Rainfalls in Summer

Grazing animals like Impala, Buffalo, Springbok and Zebra

Predators like Lion and Cheetah

Forest Habitats

Tall trees and small plants like Ferns

Rain all year around

Temperature - Not too hot or cold

Temperature

Warm in Summer

Cold in Winter

Birds, Bush Pigs, Duikers, Monkeys and lots of insects, snakes

Leopards, tigers and Eagles

River Habitats

Temperature - constant

Animals in the water

Fish

Water snails

Tadpoles

Animals in the Area

Frogs

Birds

Food

Plantsin the water and on river banks

Animals that eat the plants e.g. fish and hippos

Kingfishers eat fish

Crocodiles animals that come to drink

Sea Habitats

Temperature does not change much

Animals

Fish

Turtles

Seals

Wales

Dolphins

Sharks

Lay eggs in the water

Lay eggs in the water

Need for a habitat

Habitat = A place where a plant or animals live e.g. Grasslands, Rivers, forests and the sea

Indigenous

living and growing in the area that someone or something is originally from

Structures of animal Shelters

Natural = something formed or living in nature not made by people

Wildlife Rehabilitation centre - place where injured or orphaned wild animals are looked after until they can go back to the wild

Shelter - are structures that protect animals, birds and insects from danger and bad weather - can be natural or human-made.

Structure

Rigid

Hollow - empty inside

Stiff - does not move or bend