#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Adaptation A trait that helps a living thing survive animal-adaptations-habitats Habitat The natural home of a plant or animal animal-adaptations-habitats Camouflage Coloring that helps an animal blend in animal-adaptations-habitats Mimicry When one species looks like another to stay safe animal-adaptations-habitats Hibernation A deep sleep through winter to save energy animal-adaptations-habitats Migration Traveling to another place for food, warmth or breeding animal-adaptations-habitats Nocturnal Active at night animal-adaptations-habitats Diurnal Active during the day animal-adaptations-habitats Crepuscular Active at dawn and dusk animal-adaptations-habitats Warning coloration Bright colors that tell predators an animal is harmful, like a poison dart frog animal-adaptations-habitats Which animal changes color to match its surroundings? The chameleon animal-adaptations-habitats Which animal can drop its tail to escape a predator? A lizard animal-adaptations-habitats Why do polar bears have thick fur and blubber? To stay warm in cold Arctic weather animal-adaptations-habitats Why does an Arctic hare turn white in winter? To blend in with snow animal-adaptations-habitats How does a camel survive in a desert? It stores fat in its hump and can go a long time without water animal-adaptations-habitats What do a camel's wide feet do? Keep it from sinking in sand animal-adaptations-habitats How does a cactus store water? In its thick stem animal-adaptations-habitats How do owls hunt in the dark? Large eyes, sharp hearing and silent flight animal-adaptations-habitats How do bats find food in the dark? Echolocation animal-adaptations-habitats Why do cheetahs have long legs? To run very fast animal-adaptations-habitats Why do giraffes have long necks? To reach leaves high in trees animal-adaptations-habitats What is an elephant's trunk used for? Breathing, smelling, drinking and grabbing things animal-adaptations-habitats Why do ducks have webbed feet? To swim well animal-adaptations-habitats Why do woodpeckers have strong beaks? To peck into trees for insects animal-adaptations-habitats Why do hummingbirds have long thin beaks? To drink nectar from flowers animal-adaptations-habitats Why do eagles have sharp talons? To catch and hold prey animal-adaptations-habitats Why do fish have gills? To take oxygen from water animal-adaptations-habitats Why do whales have blubber? To stay warm in cold water animal-adaptations-habitats Why do skunks spray? To scare away predators animal-adaptations-habitats Why do porcupines have quills? To protect themselves animal-adaptations-habitats Why do turtles have shells? For protection animal-adaptations-habitats What does an octopus do to escape danger? Squirts ink and changes color animal-adaptations-habitats How does a snake sense prey? By smelling with its tongue animal-adaptations-habitats How do penguins keep warm? Thick feathers and a layer of fat; they huddle together animal-adaptations-habitats How does a frog catch insects? With a long sticky tongue animal-adaptations-habitats What is a spider's web for? Catching prey animal-adaptations-habitats How do bees help plants? They carry pollen between flowers animal-adaptations-habitats Why do beavers have flat tails? To steer when swimming and slap warnings animal-adaptations-habitats Why do seals have flippers? To swim animal-adaptations-habitats How do arctic foxes stay warm? Thick fur and small ears animal-adaptations-habitats Why do desert foxes have big ears? To release heat animal-adaptations-habitats How do monarch butterflies survive winter? They migrate to warmer places animal-adaptations-habitats Where do salmon go to lay eggs? Back up rivers where they were born animal-adaptations-habitats Where do Arctic terns migrate? From the Arctic to the Antarctic and back, a very long trip animal-adaptations-habitats What do gray whales do each year? Migrate between cold feeding waters and warm breeding lagoons animal-adaptations-habitats Ocean habitat Salt water home for fish, whales and more animal-adaptations-habitats Desert habitat Dry land with little rain, like the Sahara animal-adaptations-habitats Rainforest habitat Warm, wet forest with many species animal-adaptations-habitats Grassland habitat Open land covered with grasses animal-adaptations-habitats Arctic habitat The cold region around the North Pole animal-adaptations-habitats Wetland habitat Land with shallow water like marshes animal-adaptations-habitats Pond habitat Small body of still fresh water animal-adaptations-habitats Coral reef habitat Warm shallow seas with coral animal-adaptations-habitats Mountain habitat High, cold, windy land animal-adaptations-habitats Cave habitat Dark underground home for bats and blind fish animal-adaptations-habitats Deep-sea adaptation: bioluminescence Making light to find food or mates animal-adaptations-habitats Anglerfish A deep-sea fish with a glowing lure animal-adaptations-habitats Symbiosis example: clownfish and anemone The clownfish is protected by the anemone and cleans it animal-adaptations-habitats Instinct Behavior an animal is born knowing animal-adaptations-habitats Learned behavior Something an animal learns, like a dog sitting on command animal-adaptations-habitats