Animal Adaptations

What are animal adaptations?

A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive in their habitat.

Prey

An animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

Predator

An animal that wants to eat another animal.

Walrus, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

It lives in the Arctic region of the ocean. Its tusk are great for telling other males to back off! When males find a mate they will fight other males with their tusk. The tusk helps them keep their mate.

Starfish, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

It lives in the ocean region. If it breaks a leg off, a new one will grow back slowly.

Shark, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

It lives in the ocean region. It is white on the bottom of its body and grey on the top of its body. This helps it blend in with the dark sea below. Its white underside reflects light and makes its prey think it is nothing more than a ray of the sun!

Octopus, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

It lives in the ocean region. When it is scared, it can shoot out a cloud of black ink in the water which helps it hide from predators. It can then, swim away!

Parrot, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

Its brightly colored feathers make it very attractive to mates. Its sharp beak helps it break hard seeds to eat.

Giraffe, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

Its habitat are the grasslands of Africa. Its long neck makes it easy for it to reach food that is high in a tree.

Turtle, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

Its habitat can be in wetlands, the desert, the ocean and forests. Its hard shell makes it hard for predators to eat it.

Snake, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

Its habitat could be a rainforest, forest or grasslands. Its ancestors had legs. Eventually over time, the legs evolved away. It is much faster for it to slither away from a predator than to walk away!

Polar Bear, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

Its habitat is the Arctic region. Its white fur is good camouflage in its snowy habitat.

Panther, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

Its habitat is the rainforest. It hunts at night. No one can see it in the dark, but it can see its prey when it is hunting at night.

Horse, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

Its habitats are open fields and grasslands. Its hard hooves make it so its feet don't hurt when it runs or walks on rough ground.

Lizard, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

Its habitats can be the rainforest or a desert. Its long tongue is great for sniffing the air and for sticking to its food. Its tongue can sniff for prey that it wants to eat! It can stick its tongue out to catch its meal! Also, it can use its tongue to sniff for predators that might want to eat them.

Deer, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

My habitat is in the forest. This animal's antlers help them fight. They can protect themselves from predators.

Butterfly, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

My habitat is in wetlands and forests. The circles on its wings look like creepy eyeballs. They scare off predators!

Alligator, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

My habitat is the wetlands. Its rough, bumpy, scaly skin is full of super sensitive nerves that help it feel and sense any movement its prey makes!

Arctic Hare, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

The arctic is its habitat. It grows brown fur during the summer to blend in. It sheds its brown fur in the winter, and grows white fur, to hide from predators.

Elephant, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

The habitat is lives in are the grasslands of Africa and the rainforest of Asia. It uses its ears like giant fans. As it flips its ears, they cool off, the blood in them cools down and carries cool blood to the rest of its body so it doesn't overheat.

Lion, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

The region it lives in are the grasslands of Africa. The color of its fur matches the weeds and grass around it. It helps it camouflage itself as it is stalking its prey.

Frog, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

The region it lives in are wetlands. Its webbed feet are good for swimming in water and hopping on land.

Dolphin, what is my region and what is my adaptation?

The region it lives in is the ocean and some freshwater. Its fins help it swim. Its skin is smooth and slick so it can move fast through water.

Grizzly Bear, what is my habitat and what is my adaptation?

This animal lives in a forest habitat. It can eat and store fat to hibernate and sleep through the winter.

Habitat or Region

This is where the animal lives in the world. The places animals live can be very different.