1. Habitats

2. Desert

3. Desert
●Lessthan10inchesofrainayear.
●Hotduringtheday,butmaygetcoldat
night.
●Somedesertshaveextremelycoldwinters.
●Animalsandplantshaveadaptedtothe
climate.Manyanimalsonlycomeoutat
nighttoavoidtheheat.

4. Desert
Birds
BurrowingOwl:mostly
nocturnal,buildnestin
emptyPrairieDogholes,
eatfruit,seeds,
insects,smallrodents,
onlyhaveonemate,
babiesleavehomeat4
weeks.
GreaterRoadrunner:build
nestinlowareas,canrunup
to20mph,feedsonbugs,
mice,snakes,andlizards,
Ostrich:weightupto
200lbs.,eatmostly
plantsandgrains,but
willeatsomesmall
animals,femalesalllay
theireggsinthesame
nest.

5. Forest
rr

6. Forest
●Supplyoxygenthathumansandanimals
needtosurvive.
●Hometoawidevarietyofanimals.Many
stillundiscovered.
●Foresthelpsoakupharmfulgasesand
protecttheEarth.

7. Forest
Birds
Macaw:Coloringhelpsto
camouflagetheminthe
forest,theirbeakmakes
iteasytocracknuts
andfruit,sleepatnight,
willingtoflylong
distancesforfood.
Double-WattledCassowary:
weight128lbs.,eatwhat
theycanfindonthefloor
mostlyseedsandfruit,
malestayswiththeeggs,
canliveupto20years.
Toucan:Beaklooksbad,
butitsfilledwithair,
brightcolorshelpthem
blendin,feedmostlyon
fruitsandseeds,their
beakgrowsasthebird
ages.

8. Grassland

9. Grassland
●Littletonorain…meaningmosttreesare
notabletogrow.
●Manyhumansdestroygrasslandhabitat
tomakehomesandotherthings.
●GrasslandsinAustralia,Africaandother
countriesoftenrelyonfirestohelpthem
survive.Theheatfromthefirehelpsthe
plantsgrow.

10. Grassland
Birds
Pheasant:LiveinAsia
andtheUnitedStates,
theycanflywithin2
wks,diet:grains,
berries,insectssome
smallanimals.
WildTurkey:Diet:seeds,
insects,nuts,fruits,
salamanders;Mothers
canlayupto14eggs;
youngonlystaywith
motherforfewdays.
PrairieChicken:Diet:
leaves,seeds,bugs,
grains,insects;build
theirnestontheground;
almostbecameextinct
duetohabitatloss.

11. Arctic

12. Arctic
●Uniqueclimate:Dayswithoutsunlightin
thewinter.Dayswithnodarknessinthe
summer.
●Onlysmallplantscangrowheredueto
extremeclimate.(Shortgrowingseason)
●Animalshavespecialadaptationsthat
allowthemtosurvivehere.

13. Arctic
Birds
SnowyOwl:Malesturn
whitetheoldertheyare,
carnivore(Lemmings,
rabbits,rodents,fish,
birds),someyearstheydo
notlayanegg,followfood
iftheymigrate.
Ptarmigan:StaysinArctic
allyear,feathershelp
camoflage(changecolors
inseason),eatbuds,
flowers,berries,insects
andspiders,eggsarehard
tosee
TundraSwan:Liveinthe
Arcticmostoftheyear,
flysouthforcold;floatin
thewaterwhilesleeping,
eatshallowwaterplants,
someshellfish,and
grains.

14. Ocean

15. Ocean
●Bothwarmandcoldwaters.
Warmwaters-tropics
Coldwaters-Arctic
●Coverover70%oftheEarth
●Containthewidestvarietyoflife.

16. Ocean

17. Ocean
Birds
Shearwater:Spend
mostoftheirtimeat
sea,willgoshort
distanceunderwater
forfish,bothparents
careforegg
Albatross:Cansoarforhours,
floatonthewatertoeat,fish
eggs,fish,squidandothers,
mateforlife,onlylay1or2
eggsayear.
FrigateBird:Cantake
offfromwater,stay
within50milesofhome,
willattackfishcloseto
surface,orattack
otherbirdsforfood,

18. Freshwater

19. Freshwater
●Freshwateristhestuffwedrink,bathein,
andwaterourplantswith.
●Duetohumans,freshwaterhabitatsare
becomingendangered.
●3%oftheEarth’swaterisfresh,butmost
ofthefreshwaterisfrozen.

20. Freshwater
Swamp
River
Lake
Marsh

21. Freshwater
Birds
Swan:Mateforlife,eat
veryfewanimals
mostlyplantsin
shallowwater,female
sitsoneggswhilemale
watchesout.
GreatEgret:over3fttall,
eatsfish,lizards,frogsand
usuallyhuntsinshallow
waters,laypaleblue/green
eggs
BlueHeron:about4ft
tall,eatsfish,lizards,
frogs,insects,etc.will
throwpreyintheair
andcatchit,laypale
greeneggs.