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Forest homes

Forests provide beds and shelter for many different animals.
Some animals live in nests, high in the treetops, and others

burrow deep down into the soil. All forest homes have to be
safe from predators and well insulated to keep out the cold.

Here are some examples of the places that animals rest their
heads after a busy day, or night, in the forest.

Burrowing home Living in the bark

European badgers are found in the Northern sportive lemurs are
temperate forests of Europe and are only found on the island of
master diggers. They have claws that Madagascar, off the coast of Africa.
are perfect for burrowing down into They live their entire lives above
the ground. Badger burrows are ground and make their nests in the
called setts and are made of a series hollows of trees. These lemurs are
of underground tunnels and caves. nocturnal, which means that they
sleep all day and are active at night.

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