Many animals have developed specific parts of the body adapted to survival in a certain environment. Among them are webbed feet, sharp claws, whiskers, sharp teeth, large beaks, wings, and hooves. In most aquatic animals, swimming is a must. To aid swimming, many animals have adapted and evolved with webbed feet.

Animals and insects that live in grassland habitats include:

• Bees.
• Bison (also called buffalo)
• Butterflies.
• Elephants.
• Giraffes.
• Greater rhea.
• Ground squirrels.
• Hyenas.

Camouflage in Nature She lays down in the grass and disappears. Camouflage is an adaptation that helps an organism blend in with its surroundings. Blending in helps the animal avoid predators and increases its ability to survive.

Foxes, spiders, antelopes, elephants and lions are common desert species.

• Desert fox, Chile.
• Addax antelope.
• Deathstalker scorpion.
• Camel.
• Armadillo lizard.
• Thorny Devil.
• Rock Hopper penguin.

Kangaroos have several adaptations for living in the Australian heat. They sweat while moving and pant when exercise stops. In addition they have a dense network of blood vessels near the surface of the skin on their forearms. They lick their forearms which allows the wind to blow heat away from the warm blood.

Adaptation in Desert Animals snakes dig deep burrows in the sand and stay in them during daytime when it is very hot. The burrows stay cool during the day and hence protect these animals from the sun’s heat as well as loss of water from their body.

Different Types of Habitat

• Forest Habitat. Forest is a large area covered with plants.
• Aquatic Habitat. Habitat in water is aquatic habitats.
• Grassland Habitat. Grassland is regions dominated by grasses.
• Dessert Habitat.
• Mountainous and Polar Habitat.

Most human habitats are in the same sorts of places as animal habitats, like forests and grasslands, but humans and animals live in very different kinds of shelters. Both humans and animals need shelter to survive, but what humans think of as their shelter and home is very different from what animals think of as home.

According to Howard Frumkin’s TedTalk, “Healthy Human Habitats,” a healthy community is one that allows humans to thrive. A healthy community can grow in many different ways. Thriving communities also have regular community engagement and large sidewalks for walking.

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