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Animals by habitats
A habitat is the kind of place an animal lives in: the savanna, a coral reef, a city. Pick one.
Savanna
59 profilesOpen grassland with scattered trees and a wet and a dry season.
Rainforest
70 profilesDense, wet, warm forest with the highest diversity of life on land.
Temperate forest
213 profilesWoodland with four seasons, from oak forest to pine forest.
Desert
61 profilesDry land with little rain and large swings in temperature.
Grassland
204 profilesPrairie, steppe and pampas: open country with few trees.
Mountains
79 profilesHigh, cold and steep country above the tree line.
Wetlands
138 profilesSwamps, marshes and river deltas.
Rivers and lakes
110 profilesFresh water, from mountain streams to great lakes.
Coral reef
33 profilesWarm, shallow, sunlit sea built by corals.
Open ocean
69 profilesThe deep sea far from any coast.
Coast
177 profilesBeaches, cliffs, estuaries and shallow coastal water.
Tundra
23 profilesTreeless, frozen land at the edge of the Arctic.
Polar ice
15 profilesSea ice and ice sheets at the poles.
Towns and cities
133 profilesAnimals that live alongside people.