Animals and Their Homes

Everyone needs a home

You have a home. You sleep there. You stay warm and safe there. Animals need homes too!

An animal home keeps it safe. It keeps the animal warm and dry. It is a good place to rest and to keep baby animals safe.

A home for every animal

Many animals build their own homes. Look at these:

• A bird lives in a nest. It is made of twigs, grass and soft leaves. The eggs sit safe inside.
• A bee lives in a hive. Many bees live together. They make honey there.
• A fox lives in a den. A den is a small cave or a hole. It is dark and cozy.
• A rabbit lives in a burrow. It is a tunnel in the ground. The rabbit digs it with its paws.
• A fish lives in water. A pond, a river or the big sea is its home.
• A spider makes a web. The web is sticky and catches food.

Homes from nature

Animals do not buy their homes. They build them! They use sticks, mud, leaves and grass. A bird uses its beak to make a nest. A rabbit uses its paws to dig.

Some animals do not build at all. A snail carries its shell home on its back. A turtle does too. Their home goes everywhere they go!

Go and look!

Next time you go outside, look up high in a tree. Can you spot a bird's nest? Look down low. Can you find a little hole in the ground? It might be a home!

Be gentle. Look, but do not touch animal homes. The animals live there.

Want to learn more about nature? See The Four Seasons to find out how animals change their day when it gets cold.