Homes for Animals 動(dòng)物們的“家”

Many birds make their homes out of sticks（樹(shù)枝，枝條） in the tree. They can lay their eggs（下蛋） in the nest（鳥(niǎo)巢）.

Storks（鸛） make very big nests.它們通常會(huì)結(jié)伴而居，并且一住就是很多年。

Opossums（負(fù)鼠） live in tree hollows.

They make their homes with leaves（樹(shù)葉） and grass.

負(fù)鼠也有育兒袋哦！A mother opossum will carry（背） all her babies on her back when she goes out for food.

But some birds don’t make nests of their own， such as cuckoos（布谷鳥(niǎo)）. They lay their eggs in other birds’ nests.

布谷鳥(niǎo)一次只產(chǎn)一枚蛋，它們常在知更鳥(niǎo)、蘆葦鶯的窩中下蛋，用自己的蛋替換掉這些“養(yǎng)父母”的蛋。

Where do gorillas（大猩猩） live？ They like to play in the woods during the day， but sleep in the trees at night.它們的窩離地面的高度為8到12米不等，最高可達(dá)20米。To keep safe， they change homes every day！

這是為了避免豹子和巨蟒的攻擊。

Prairie dogs（草原犬鼠） make big homes under the ground（在地下）.

它們的窩可達(dá)數(shù)十公里長(zhǎng)，里面有許多不同的通道，不同的通道有著不同的作用。Some for sleeping. Some for bringing up（養(yǎng)育） babies.甚至還有專(zhuān)屬的廁所呢！They use their homes for many years.

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