Woodland Animals

Fox

• Foxes eat birds and other small animals• Baby foxes are called kits or cubs.• Foxes are mainly nocturnal.• Their tail is always tipped with white.• They live in underground homes called an ‘Earth’.

Squirrel

• There are 2 types of squirrel: red squirrels and grey squirrels.

• Their tail acts like a parachute and helps them to balance.

• They have really good eye-sight and sense of smell.

• They use their tail to communicate to each other.

Hedgehog

• Hedgehogs roll into a ball when they are scared.• They are nocturnal.• Hedgehogs eat mainly insects.• They can climb trees and swim!• They hibernate during the winter time.

Owl

• There are lots of different types of owls.• They can turn their heads almost all the way around!• Owls only hunt at night, they are nocturnal• A baby owl is called an owlet or a fledgling.• Owls eat small animals like mice.

Duck

• Ducks live in both fresh water and sea water.• They have very strong wings and they fly a long

way to find somewhere warm for the winter.• Boy ducks are called ‘Drakes’ and girl ducks are

called ‘Ducks’• Their feathers are waterproof.

Mouse

• Mice build their homes near where they can find food – they eat up to 20 times a day!

• They are good at climbing, jumping and swimming.

• Baby mice are called kittens or a pinky.

Badger

• Badgers are very shy nocturnal animals.• They have powerful claws for digging.• They have poor eye-sight but good senses of hearing and

smell.• Badgers can be vicious.• They live in underground homes called a ‘Sett’.

Mole

• Moles have very bad eye-sight but a great sense of touch.

• They eat mainly worms and insects they find underground.

• They have very strong hands for digging tunnels.• Mole hills are waste soil from digging or repairing

burrows and tunnels.

Rabbit

• Wild rabbits live in a underground home called a warren.

• A baby rabbit is called a kit or a kitten.• Rabbits can see behind them without moving their

heads.• Rabbits can jump very high.• Rabbits can see very well in the dark.