With all my love to my wife Sandy who is always there D L H For the Nature Conservancy which helps to protect and conserve the habitats where many of these animal structures are built G L
Creatures that Build For thousands of years people have built shelters to live in and protect their families We use wood cloth brick concrete steel glass and more to create safe and unique homes Many animals are builders too They use materials they can find such as dirt leaves grass twigs tree limbs shells fur hair clay and sand Some make their own building materials Spiders spin their own thread Stickleback fish make their own glue Paper wasps make their own paper Some animals live in their structures and some don’t and they all need a place to start a family Turn the page to meet some of nature’s most interesting architects and learn how they build
Builders underground Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Young ones kiss play king of the hill chirp and trill voices shrill Adults tunnel towns below somehow know where chambers go They line the nursery with care decide where to hide their lair Mothers guard while babies sleep stretch and creep warm and deep
