Animal Habitats
This habitat is covered with trees and is home to animals like bears.
What is a forest?
This thick covering helps polar bears stay warm in cold weather.
What is fur?
Putting paper, plastic and cans in the correct bin helps protect wildlife by reducing waste.
What is recycling?
This type of animal eats only plants?
What is a herbivore?
This is what you do when you carefully watch an animal to learn about it.
What is observing?
Penguins are adapted to live in this cold. icy habitat.
What is the Arctic?
Ducks have these to help them swim.
What is webbed feet?
This is when people use less water, electricity and other resources to help protect the environment.
What is conservation?
This type of animal eats both plants and other animals.
What is an omnivore?
If an animal is pacing, climbing or swimming, these are examples of...
What is animal behavior?
Beavers and frogs all spend their lives in this freshwater habitat.
What is a river or pond?
Some animals have large eyes and excellent hearing that help them find food when it is dark outside.
What is nocturnal?
When forests, wetlands or grasslands are protected so animals can continue living there safely, these places are called.
What are protected habitats?
This type of animal eats mostly other animals.
What is a carnivore?
This is the study of animals and how they live, act and interact with their environment.
What is zoology?
This African habitat has scattered trees, long grasses and distinct wet and dry seasons.
What is a Savanna?
Some animals change their fur or skin color to blend into their surroundings, this helps them avoid predators.
What is camouflage?
A species is considered endangered when it faces a high risk of this happening in the wild.
What is extinction?
An animals role can be shown as a sequence of who eats whom, this is called a...
What is a food chain?
This is a place in a zoo where animals live, including everything they need like food and shelter.
What is habitat enclosure?
Animals living in this habitat often have adaptations such as storing water, being active at night or, having light colored coats to survive extreme heat.
What is a desert?
Some animals survive winter by lowering their heart rate and body tempature for several months.
What is hibernation?
This conservation strategy involved collecting and storing genetic materials like eggs or embryos to help protect a species from extinction.
What is a gene bank(cryopreservation)?
This process is where animals break down food in their bodies to get energy.
What is digestion?
Zoo keepers often record patterns in animal behavior to identify changes that may signal stress or illness, this process of tracking changes over time is called.
What is behavioral monitoring?