A habitat is a place where an animal gets everything that they need to survive. Every animal is different, but despite these differences most animals need some of the same things. Every animal needs food, water, shelter and a safe place.

Your home is your habitat and it might also be the habitat of a family pet or other animal. Different animals have different needs, which means that they each live and thrive in different kinds of habitats. It is important that if you have a pet, or if you are considering getting a new pet, you do plenty of research so that you know how to set up a comfortable and safe habitat.

Provided by Seattle Animal Shelter, Regional Animal Services of King County, Mudbay and Newspapers in Education.

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Newspapers In Education (NIE) promotes learning and literacy by providing electronic newspapers with sponsored curriculum to teachers and students throughout Washington state and beyond. NIE’s award-winning program supports classrooms from kindergarten through college with daily emailed lesson plans, engaging in-paper content, weekly serial stories and award-winning curricula that meets Common Core and Washington State K–12 Learning Standards. NIE also offers relevant, real-world learning opportunities, trainings and workshops for educators.