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Learn about the different natural environments of plants and animals.

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Plants and animals have special characteristics, or traits, that help them survive in their surroundings. They develop these traits through a process called adaptation.

Many animals have traits that help them hide from other animals that want to attack them. Some insects look like a leaf or a twig. Deer are colored shades of brown, like the trees in the forests where they live. In both cases, these animals become almost invisible to their predators, or attackers, because they blend in with their surroundings.

Other animals have features that help them deal with some part of their surroundings. The frog, the alligator, and the hippopotamus all spend a great deal of time in the water. They all have their eyes and nostrils near the top of the head. This means that the animal may remain almost completely underwater and yet be able to see and breathe. Water birds have webbed feet to help them paddle in the water. The cactus plant, which lives in dry places, can store a great deal of water. It has a thick skin and waxy surface. This keeps the plant from losing water through evaporation.

Organisms with helpful traits tend to thrive, to reproduce, and to pass those traits on to their own offspring. Similar organisms that do not have these traits do not survive as well and do not have as much chance to reproduce. Therefore the helpful traits are passed on and eventually become permanent. This process is called natural selection. It is part of the process of evolution.

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Plants and animals have special characteristics, or traits, that help them survive in their surroundings. They develop these traits through a process called adaptation. Many animals have traits that help them hide from other animals that want to attack them. Some insects look like a leaf or a twig.

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Animal Adaptations for Kids, Learn about physical, life cycle, and behavioral adaptations of animals

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What Is A Habitat | Educational Videos for Kids

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Polar bears have thick fur and a layer of fat to keep them warm in the freezing Arctic. How does this adaptation help them survive?

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Cacti have thick stems that store water, and spines instead of leaves to reduce water loss. Why are these adaptations important in the desert?

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Choose a habitat (like forest, desert, or ocean) and name an animal that lives there. In a few sentences, explain how that animal's adaptations help it survive!

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If you could have any animal adaptation as a superpower, which one would you choose and why? (Example: webbed feet to swim fast, camouflage to hide, etc.)

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Check out these awesome animal adaptations:

Camouflage (Chameleons change color!)

Webbed feet (Ducks swim faster!)

Sharp claws (Lions hunt prey!)

Hibernation (Bears survive winter!)

Long necks (Giraffes reach high leaves!)

Which adaptation do you think is the coolest?

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PBS Kids has four habitat games: Feed the Dingo, Mountain Scramble, Jungle Jeopardy, and Make A Mangrove. In each game, you will need to populate the habitat with sufficient numbers and types of plants and animals to allow all species to thrive.

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PBS Kids has four habitat games: Feed the Dingo, Mountain Scramble, Jungle Jeopardy, and Make A Mangrove. In each game, you will need to populate the habitat with sufficient numbers and types of plants and animals to allow all species to thrive.