Classroom

See how gopher tortoises burrow to escape the dangers of forest fires and provide refuge for other animals in the video from NATURE: Animal Homes.

This video from NATURE: Animal Homes examines the behavioral adaptations of the gray jay.

In this video from NATURE: Animal Homes, examine the unique relationship between hummingbirds and hawks.

Learn about how animals utilize what’s in their habitat to build their homes—and how they construct their shelters to stay alive in this video from NATURE: Animal Homes.

This video from NATURE: Animal Homes examines beaver habitats—specifically how and why they build beaver dams and lodges.

With this lesson plan and accompanying media from NATURE, students explore the nest-building practices of various bird species.

In this video from NATURE: Animal Homes, learn about Puffin colonies.

In this video from NATURE: Animal Homes, explore the brush turkeys’ unique nest building practices on the forest floor.

In this video from NATURE: Animal Homes, learn about a unique species of ducks, the Hooded Mergansers.