Animal Habitats Word Search

Words in the Animal Habitats word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

forest

Land thickly covered with trees, shade and fallen wood.

desert

Very dry land where almost no rain falls in a year.

ocean

Wide salt water holding whales, fish, coral and plankton.

pond

Small body of still fresh water where frogs lay eggs.

river

Moving fresh water that some fish swim up to spawn.

jungle

Thick tangled tropical growth that is hard to walk through.

cave

Dark hollow in rock where bats roost during daylight.

swamp

Flooded wooded ground, home to alligators, herons and turtles.

nest

Built shelter where a bird lays eggs and keeps them warm.

burrow

Tunnel dug in soil by rabbits, moles or meerkats.

mountain

High rocky land where wild goats and snow leopards live.

grassland

Open country of grasses with very few trees.

reef

Ridge of coral that shelters thousands of sea creatures.

tundra

Cold treeless plain with frozen ground just below the surface.

wetland

Ground soaked with water for much of the year.

rainforest

Hot wet forest holding more than half of all known species.

savanna

Grassy tropical plain with scattered trees and large grazing herds.

marsh

Soft wet ground thick with reeds and grasses, no trees.

meadow

Grassy field of wildflowers that feeds bees and butterflies.

hive

Structure where a whole colony of honeybees lives together.

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