What Lives in This Hole

What Lives in This Hole

My First Post! I found a big hole in the ground two months ago on a hike. I thought it was the opening to an animal's burrow. I had no idea what kind of animal lived there, though. I took a picture with my phone and asked my teacher if she knew.

My teacher taught me how to research to find the answer to my question. Before long, I started blogging! Every week, I research the burrow of one animal. I post my work on our class blog. Some of my classmates have started blogging, too. Check out my blog posts!

Staying Cool A desert tortoise lives in this hole! This reptile lives in a desert. It can only stay alive by digging a burrow to escape the heat. The desert tortoise spends almost all of its life underground. It sleeps all winter to stay warm.

Keeping Eggs Safe A huge spider lives in this hole! The goliath bird-eating spider lives in a deep burrow. It may dig its own burrow or use one that another animal no longer uses. A female stays in her burrow for most of her life. She lays around fifty eggs in a little silk bag. She takes the bag with her if she leaves to hunt.

Making a Nest This hole belongs to Atlantic puffins! These birds spend most of their life on the open ocean. They use their strong wings and webbed feet to fly and swim. Puffins swim much better than they fly.