One of the most important points (although they are all important!) of an animals life is it's habitat. Whether it's an old log for a termite, or a cave for an elephant, they're all important! While we might not exactly enjoy where they decide to make their homes, we have to remember, we are taking away their natural home, so they have to move into "other" places. Let's look at 5 different animals for each need, and see how they get about meeting their needs. I am going to be looking at less commonly-recognized animals, just for a change ☻
Armadillo:
Where does the armadillo live, and what special features does it have to be able to live there?
Armadillos live quite often under-ground. They dig burrows (with their sharp claws), and because of the little bony plates covering most of it's body, the Armadillo can spend time under-ground, and stay quite comfortable!
Armadillo:
Where does the armadillo live, and what special features does it have to be able to live there?
Armadillos live quite often under-ground. They dig burrows (with their sharp claws), and because of the little bony plates covering most of it's body, the Armadillo can spend time under-ground, and stay quite comfortable!
Next animal:
Skunk
Now, who loves skunks more than...........it's mom?
Skunk
Now, who loves skunks more than...........it's mom?
While, yes, skunks may be cute, and have good things about them (such as eating pests and bugs,) they also damage property, destroy animals, and, as they are quite famous for-making a terrible smell. What about their habitat?
Skunks often take up residence in other burrows (they can dig holes themselves, and do, as it was in our case, where they dug a hole under our shop), but do often dig holes for themselves, where, and when they please. Their adaptations include: Not having to hibernate! Because they don't have to hibernate in the winter, they hunt during the winter, thus not having to stock up on food during the fall-time. Skunks also have good claws that can dig good holes, and dens.
Skunks often take up residence in other burrows (they can dig holes themselves, and do, as it was in our case, where they dug a hole under our shop), but do often dig holes for themselves, where, and when they please. Their adaptations include: Not having to hibernate! Because they don't have to hibernate in the winter, they hunt during the winter, thus not having to stock up on food during the fall-time. Skunks also have good claws that can dig good holes, and dens.
Badgers!
While in the picture below, the Badger may look cute, they are one of the worlds most dangerous animals! But where do they live?
While in the picture below, the Badger may look cute, they are one of the worlds most dangerous animals! But where do they live?
Do badgers dig? You bet! They have specially designed claws and feet, that make their digging process one of the fastest in the world. They dig holes to use for an outhouse, they dig holes for their babies, they dig for food, a home, storage, and pretty much anything else you can think of. As I mentioned before, the Badger has claws specifically designed for digging holes
THE WALRUS!!
As you may have guessed, the Walrus lives on ice, and snow. While it may look like it lost a lot of weight since it got it's new coat, or looks fat, whichever way you see it, there is a purpose to its having a few extra pounds to carry around!
Since its home is the ice, and freezing cold water (literally!), it has to have some kind of way to protect itself from the insane weather of the places it lives! It really has no good way to dig a home, so it doesn't burrow. Also, Walruses have a very unique way that they sleep-hanging by their tusks from ice floats-or leaning on a fellow walrus! But, as sleepy as they sound, they have been known to forgo sleep for up to 84 hours-that's 2 1/2 days! So, in all their habitat is the ocean, ice, and snow.
Since its home is the ice, and freezing cold water (literally!), it has to have some kind of way to protect itself from the insane weather of the places it lives! It really has no good way to dig a home, so it doesn't burrow. Also, Walruses have a very unique way that they sleep-hanging by their tusks from ice floats-or leaning on a fellow walrus! But, as sleepy as they sound, they have been known to forgo sleep for up to 84 hours-that's 2 1/2 days! So, in all their habitat is the ocean, ice, and snow.
Braving heights, larger monkeys, and impossible knots, this small creature, the Pygmy Marmoset climbs the highest trees, in search of it's main food: Tree gum. This monkey, no bigger than your hand, and one of the smallest monkeys ever, has the unique ability to collect tree gum from the most unique, and hardest-to-get places: Growths. The tiny monkey inflicts wounds on trees, then delicately sucks the gum from the hole. As the monkey gnaws on the tree, growths appear. While the Pygmy Marmoset does mainly feed on tree gum, its diet also includes: Fruit (a rare specialty-much like we savor ice-cream. (The reason it is not the monkeys main diet, is because it lacks AD3, essentially to the monkey. ), and bugs, and also leaves (to get water))
As you may have guessed, the Pygmy Marmosets habitat, is the rain-forest, and it has been created to eat the fruits, bugs, and most amazing, gum!
As you may have guessed, the Pygmy Marmosets habitat, is the rain-forest, and it has been created to eat the fruits, bugs, and most amazing, gum!