Animal homes

How animals construct their homes and the materials they

use

Unit 4B: Protecting Habitats: L.O. 16: N.C.

Animals… where do they live?

Protecting Habitats

Why do animals build their homes?

Many animals build amazing

homes to protect themselves and their young from

predators and the weather.

Materials they use

Animals make use of natural materials

such as sticks, grass and mud as well as

materials made inside their own bodies, such as silk and beeswax.

Bee hives: Living in colonies

Bees build the beehives using

beewax.

Sometimes in land... Sometimes in water

Underground homes...

Underground homes are common in grasslands.

Animals need to be protected under the ground. They look

for shelter from other predators.

Up in the nest... A home in a tree

Most birds build their nests up in the trees. They lay and wait for their eggs to be hatched. They use different materials to build their

nests.

Not only on the ground

Some animals live on the ground.

They can be part of the jungle or the wild territories.

Some animals live inside their mother

´s bodies when being babies.

Not only for birds... The tree as a home

The farm as an animal home

Some animals live in the farm. They are raised

for human benefit. Some animals live in our houses, they are called

PETS.

Webs as homes

Spiders build their webs using silk from

the back of their bodies. They also

wait for their victims to get trapped in their

webs.

Living in the sea

Living in dark places... The caves

Some animals live in caves. Some caves are on the ground, made out of rock... And some are under the water...

Deep in the sea.

Living in cold places

Some animals live in the north pole or the

south pole. They have special

characteristics to survive the cold

weather.

Living in hot places

Some animals live in the deserts

and have to survive with little

amounts of water and a lot

of heat.

The “backpackers”

Animals such as tortoises, carry their homes on their backs. The shell is part of the

animal´s body into which it retreats, so as to avoid predators and the bad weather.

Guests who are not welcome

Some animals live in our houses,

although they are not welcome, and

they are not considered

pets.

Do you know any other

animal homes?