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Animal homes SEE ALSO
▸ ▸ Animal groups
p.22
Animals need homes for shelter and to keep their ▸ ▸ Birds p.39
young safe. Animal homes are built in many different ▸ ▸ Insects p.134
places and in all shapes and sizes. Some animals work ▸ ▸ Mammals p.154
together to build large structures. Others move ▸ ▸ Homes
every night, making new homes as they go. pp.244–245
▸ ▸ Work p.274
Termite mound
Weaver bird nest Termites work together to build
Male weaver birds loop leaves large mounds. The chimney shape
and grass together to build of the mound helps to keep the Termite mounds
their nests. The entrance is termites inside cool. can reach more than
at the bottom to stop other 6 ft (2 m)
animals from getting in. Soldier termites high!
protect the mound
from ants.
Turrets are built
for different
entrances and exits.
The termite workers
store grass in
the outer areas.
The queen termite
lives in the center of
the colony.
New mud and Beaver lodge
sticks are added
each year. Beavers build their homes from
branches and mud. The entrance
is underwater, to stop other
animals from finding it.
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