Habitat of the Living Notes

Animals:

• Most grassland animals are able to run very fast (e.g., gazelles and zebras), which allows them to escape hunting animals.
• This ability also protects them from frequent grassland fires.
• Small animals survive the fire by digging underground.
• The grasses found in dry grasslands are brown most of the times.
• Many grassland animals have skin shades of brown, which makes them hard to spot among the dry, brown grass.

Plants:

Animals:

• Some mountain animals hibernate or migrate to warmer areas during colder months.

Alpine marmot

Animals:

• Animals in the Polar Regions are highly adapted for living in the coldest places of the world.

Walrus