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