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If this information is above your students reading level, you may want CoralReef Stoplight Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish

Pacific Cleaner Shrimp Many different kinds of fish visit cleaner shrimp s cleaning stations to let the shrimp eat the

Hawksbill Turtle The Hawksbill Turtle uses salty tears to get rid of any extra salt in its body.

1 tocutthecardsinhalfandonlyusethepictures. Note to teacher: The text on these cards is designed to give students a hint to which habitat the animal could live in. If this information is above your students reading level, you may want CoralReef Stoplight Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish have special teeth in their throat to grind up the rock-like skeletons of the animals they eat. Pacific Cleaner Shrimp Many different kinds of fish visit cleaner shrimp s cleaning stations to let the shrimp eat the parasites and dead tissue off their bodies. Even fierce moray eels will allow the little shrimp to clean inside their mouths. Hawksbill Turtle The Hawksbill Turtle uses salty tears to get rid of any extra salt in its body. The shape of the Hawksbill Turtle s mouth allows it to reach into gaps and holes to get to the sponges it likes to eat. Mosaic Moray Eel Moray eels usually keep most of their long bodies hidden inside a crevice. Their prey includes crustaceans and fish such as parrotfish.

Desert Black-tailed Jackrabbit Jackrabbits get most of the water they need from

Eastern Sand Scorpion Eastern Sand Scorpions burrow under loose sand.

Sidewinder Sidewinders have raised scales on their head to keep the sand out of

They are called sidewinders because of the way they move sideways over loose

Texas Horned Lizard The Texas Horned Lizard s best defense is its camouflage, but

2 Desert Black-tailed Jackrabbit Jackrabbits get most of the water they need from the plants they eat, such as sagebrush and cactus. Eastern Sand Scorpion Eastern Sand Scorpions burrow under loose sand. They have a thick outer covering that helps keep moisture inside their body. Sidewinder Sidewinders have raised scales on their head to keep the sand out of their eyes. They are called sidewinders because of the way they move sideways over loose surfaces such as sand. Texas Horned Lizard The Texas Horned Lizard s best defense is its camouflage, but it can also squirt blood from its eyes to scare away predators such as coyotes. Gila Monster Gila Monsters hide under rocks or in burrows during the day and come out at night to eat small animals. They can store fat in their tail to use when there is not much food available.

TropicalRainforest Scarlet Macaws spend most of Emerald Tree Boas spend most their

Their tree branch where their bright colorful feathers blend in with green body

Scarlet Macaw flowers that surround them. Emerald Tree Boa in their habitat.

which helps them swing through the trees looking for fruit to eat.

3 TropicalRainforest Scarlet Macaws spend most of Emerald Tree Boas spend most their time in the treetops of their day wrapped around a eating fruits and nuts. Their tree branch where their bright colorful feathers blend in with green body blends in with the the brightly colored fruits and many leaves and vines growing Scarlet Macaw flowers that surround them. Emerald Tree Boa in their habitat. Black-handed Spider Monkey Spider monkeys can hold on to branches with their tail, which helps them swing through the trees looking for fruit to eat. Leaf-cutter ants Leaf-cutter antscut many leaves each day to use for their underground garden of fungus. Sloths have long claws that help them hang upside down Hoffmann s Two-toed Sloth from tree branches. The algae that grows in their fur helps them blend in with the leaves around them.

Tundra Caribou have a thick undercoat of fur covered by an

Snowy owls build their nests on the ground and fiercely defend

Caribou Snowy Owl The Northern Collared The Rock Ptarmigan s

the summer white in the winter. It eats and white in the winter.

tree Northern Collared Lemming large claws used for digging.

4 Tundra Caribou have a thick undercoat of fur covered by an overcoat of hollow hairs that trap heat. Snowy owls build their nests on the ground and fiercely defend them from predators, such as arctic foxes and wolves. Caribou Snowy Owl The Northern Collared The Rock Ptarmigan s feathers are Lemming s thick dark fur turns brown and gray during the summer white in the winter. It eats and white in the winter. It will eat grasses and sedges and has seeds, berries, sedges and tree Northern Collared Lemming large claws used for digging. Rock Ptarmigan buds. Some people make warm winter sweaters from the thick wool that Musk Oxen shed each spring. Musk Ox

Savanna(Grasslands) African Elephant African Elephants are the largest

They roam over great distances looking for grasses and leaves to eat.

leaves that other animals in its habitat are unable to reach.

sometimes form huge herds in their search for grasses to eat.

such as lions, to pick out an individual Blue Wildebeest Grant s Zebra

5 Savanna(Grasslands) African Elephant African Elephants are the largest kind of land animal. They roam over great distances looking for grasses and leaves to eat. Giraffe The Giraffe is the tallest animal, which allows it to eat leaves that other animals in its habitat are unable to reach. A zebra s stripes do not help During the dry season, wildebeests sometimes form huge herds in their search for grasses to eat. it camouflage with its habitat, but they do make it hard for predators, such as lions, to pick out an individual Blue Wildebeest Grant s Zebra from the group. The Ostrich is the largest kind of bird. It can t fly, but an adult can run fast enough to escape from predators such as lions. Ostrich

Pond Alligators hunt by staying very still in the water with only their eyes

When an Wood Ducks like to eat insects and other American Alligator animal

grabs it. Wood Duck invertebrates as well as seeds, acorns and fruit.

water, but they like to climb out on fallen logs or rocks to bask in the sun.

6 Pond Alligators hunt by staying very still in the water with only their eyes and nose above the water. When an Wood Ducks like to eat insects and other American Alligator animal comes to the edge of the water to get a drink, the alligator lunges out and grabs it. Wood Duck invertebrates as well as seeds, acorns and fruit. Yellow-bellied Slider Yellow-bellied Sliders spend a lot of time in the water, but they like to climb out on fallen logs or rocks to bask in the sun. American Bullfrog American Bullfrogs will eat almost anything they can catch, including insects, other frogs, rodents, small reptiles and birds.

Brook Trout. Wood Turtle. Shelter: Lives near the river

Brook Trout. Wood Turtle. Shelter: Lives near the river Wood Turtle Brook Trout Shelter: Lives near the river in wet areas, winters underground in river bottoms or river banks, builds nests for eggs in sandy or gravelly open areas near water Food: Eats plants