Animal Habitats
This habitat is home to animals like lions, elephants, and zebras and has tall grasses.
What is the savanna?
This tree stays green all year and has needles instead of leaves.
What is a pine tree?
This bird with pink feathers can often be seen in the UAE’s wetlands.
What is a flamingo?
These tiny insects are important for helping flowers and plants grow by moving pollen.
What are bees?
This type of ecosystem has very little rain, lots of sand, and animals that can survive in hot, dry weather.
What is a desert?
In this cold habitat, you can find animals like polar bears and penguins.
What is the Arctic or Antarctica?
This important plant is found in rainforests and helps make the air we breathe.
What is a tree (or forest tree)?
This large mammal with a hump can go without water for days and is a common sight in the UAE's deserts.
What is a camel?
If this big ocean animal didn’t eat plankton, the plankton would take over the ocean! It helps keep the ocean balanced.
What is a whale?
This type of ecosystem is filled with water and home to fish, sea turtles, and corals.
What is the ocean?
Frogs, birds, and many insects live in this habitat, which is full of trees and gets a lot of rain.
What is the rainforest?
This large plant has big yellow flowers that follow the sun across the sky.
What is a sunflower?
This animal, known for its curved horns, is the UAE’s national animal.
What is the Arabian oryx?
If too many of these animals disappear, it can hurt other animals because they are important for keeping insect populations down.
What are frogs?
In this cold ecosystem, you’ll find animals like seals, polar bears, and penguins.
What is the polar ecosystem (Arctic or Antarctica)?
This dry habitat is known for sand, very little water, and animals like camels and snakes.
What is the desert?
These plants grow in desert habitats and store water in their thick, green stems.
What are cacti?
This small mammal, found in the UAE, has big ears and can jump long distances in the desert.
What is a jerboa?
These animals help forests grow by eating seeds and spreading them in their droppings.
What are birds?
This type of ecosystem is found in Africa and has large open spaces with grass and very few trees.
What is the savanna?
In this habitat, you'll find plants growing underwater and animals like fish and dolphins.
What is the ocean?
This type of tree can be found in the UAE and provides shade, homes for animals, and helps protect the land from erosion.
What is a mangrove tree?
This small wild cat, found in the UAE’s mountains, is known for its speed and agility.
What is a caracal?
These predators help control the number of herbivores (like deer) in forests, keeping ecosystems healthy.
What are wolves (or lions)?
This type of ecosystem, found in the UAE, is where the land meets the sea and has plants that can grow in salty water.
What are mangroves?