Like humans, animals have

bacis needs too.

The basic needs of animals
are,
Food
Water
Air
Shelter


1. Food is a basic need of animals.
2. Some animals feed on other animals, while
other animals feed on plants. Some animals
eat both plants and other animals.
3. Animals need to eat because food gives
animals
a) Energy to work
b) Heat to keep their bodies worm
c) Nutrients to grow and stay healthy
4. Animals need food to stay alive. So some
animals move from one place to another to
find food.
1. Water is a basic need of animals.
2. Land animals drink water from ponds,
lakes or rivers.
3. Animals need water because:
a) Maintain their body temperature
b) Break down the food they eat
c) Carry nutrients to different parts of their bodies
d) Carry wastes out of their bodies

4. Animals need water to stay alive. So some
animals move from place to place to find
out water.

1. Air is a basic need of animals.
2. Air provides animals with oxygen.
3. When animals breathe, oxygen from the air
get into their bodies.
4. Like humans, animals need oxygen to carry
out the respiration process.
5. Through respiration, animals get energy
from the food they eat.

6. Different animals breathe in different
ways.
a) Elephants and tiger breathe with lungs
b) Whales, dolphins and turtles also breathe
with their lungs even they live
underwater.
I. This animals do not have gills, so they
cannot breathe underwater.
II. They must swim to the surface of the
water every minutes to get air.
c) Fish breathes with their gills.
I. Gills help fish to breathe underwater
II. Do not need to swim to the surface of water.
1. A shelter is a basic need of animals.
2. Animals need a safe place to live and raise
their young.
3. A shelter protects animals from danger, sun
and rain.
4. Different animals live in different type of
shelters.
a) Caves
b) Nests
c) Burrows
d) Holes in a tree trunk
e) Coral reefs
1. Birds use twigs, leaves, grass and their
saliva to build their nets.
2. Nest are shelter for birds to lay their eggs
and to take care of their young.
3. Birds build their nests high up in the
branches of a tree to protect themselves
and their young from predators.

1. A cave is a large hole in the side of hill or
mountain.
2. Caves are shelter for tigers, bears, and bats.
3. Caves let tiger and bears keep out of the
rain and heat on a hot day.
4. Caves also provide bats with a cool and dark
place to sleep during the day.
1. Rabbits, earthworms and fox make holes in
the grounds as their shelters.
2. These holes or burrows protect the animals
from their predators and the hear of the
sun.

1. A hole in a tree trunk provides shelter for
tree squirrels and woodpecker.
2. The hole protects these animals from their
enemies the sun and rain.
3. Tree squirrels also keep their food such as
nuts berries that the collect in the hole.
1. Coral reefs are shelter for shrimps, lobsters,
crabs, and clown fish.
2. Coral reefs protect these animals from their
predators.