Habitats

Habitats

By Roy Elal

28/9/2010

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat

Animals and plants are adapted to their habitats. This means that they have special features that help them to survive.

An African elephant lives in a hot habitat and has very large ears that are used to keep cool. A polar bear lives in a cold habitat and has thick fur to keep warm.

A habitat is a place where a collection of plants and animals live and which provides them with food and shelter.

Woodlands, gardens and ponds are all examples of habitats. Habitats can be big like a jungle or small like a leaf.

The animals and plants in one habitat are suited to live there and may not be able to survive in other habitats. A woodland owl, for example, would not survive in a desert habitat.

When habitats change, the animals and plants that live there are affected. For example, when pond weed is removed from a pond, the fish and snails that rely on the pond weed for food may find it hard to survive.

This topic interests me because it’s interesting to found out about different animals adapting to their habitat and how if there is a small change to the habitat can effect their live, for example if the weather changes some animals can not adapt to the weather change and therefore will have to change were they live, their habitat.