Animal Homes and Hangouts

Animal Homes and Hangouts — page 1 — Home Sweet Home Animals are engineered by nature to survive in their habitats They use adaptations or features to build homes and hangouts These places keep them safe from bad weather and dangerous predators They also give animals a place to rest and raise their young Some animals build tall mounds Others dig underground burrows Animals also use materials such as leaves and sticks to make shelters Some even carry their homes on their backs DID YOU KNOW Rabbits use their strong legs to dig burrows If they sense danger they race inside 4

Animal Homes and Hangouts — page 2 — A group of rabbit burrows is called a warren FAST FACT 5

Animal Homes and Hangouts — page 3 — Prairie Dog Town Thousands of prairie dogs live together in a colony They use their sharp thick claws to dig burrows under the ground These tunnels and rooms connect They form a whole town Small rooms near the surface are used to hide from predators Deeper down rooms are used to store food and to sleep Some are lined with grass This is where the pups are born and cared for Back doors are built in case the animals need to quickly escape 6

Animal Homes and Hangouts — page 4 — DID YOU KNOW For lookouts prairie dogs use mounds built near their burrow entrances If a predator is spotted one prairie dog barks a warning Then everyone rushes inside The biggest prairie dog towns stretch for hundreds of miles FAST FACT 7

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