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Bear caves
Some bears hibernate in the winter when it is cold and food is ...
Record breaker
Beaver dams are usually about 23 m (75 ft) long. The largest dam ever ...
Houseproud badgers
Badgers live in setts made up of chambers with connecting tunnels. ...
Master builders
Beavers are ingenious builders. First they build a dam of logs and ...
Escape routes
Rabbits dig large tunnel systems underground. The tunnels lead to ...
Apes asleep
Chimpanzees and orang-utans sleep in flimsy, temporary nests up in ...
Amazing But True
Burrows are the most common type of homes for small mammals. Mole ...
DID YOU KNOW?
Sea mammals have no fixed home in the water but some have special ...
Mouse house
A harvest mouse builds its nest among tall grasses. Large nests are ...
Long sleep
Big cats, such as leopards, sleep for between 12-14 hours a day. They ...
Home, sweet home
The type of home a mammal has depends on how much protection it needs ...