NCERT Solutions for Class 2 EVS Chapter 10 Animals and their Shelters

Shelters or homes is everyone’s need. Animals also need a home like us. They take rest in their homes. They can protect their babies in their homes. Different animals lives in different homes. Some animals lives in natural shelters like lion in den, monkeys on trees. Lion, tiger and fox live in the caves (den). Monkeys live on the trees. Zebra hides itself among tall grasses. Big animals like elephant lives under the shade of tree.

1. Cows, horses lived in man made/natural shelters.
2. Birds make burrow/nests to live.
3. Lions lives in homes/den.
4. Monkey lives on/under the tree.

Answers:

1. Man Made
2. Nests
3. Den
4. On

1. We build homes for _______ animals.
2. Some animals _______ in home made by their own
3. They can pet their _______ in their homes.
4. Big _______ lives under the trees.

Answers:

1. Protect
2. Lived
3. Babies
4. Animals

Some animals lives in homes made by their own. For example: Birds in nest, spider in web, bees in beehive, rabbits in burrow, rat, snake in hole. Birds live in nests. They build their nests on trees. Spider makes web. Bees live in a beehive. Animals like snake, rabbit and rat live in underground burrows and holes.

Some animals lives in man-made shelters as they are pet animals and lives with human beings. We build homes for some pet animals like horse, cow etc. Stable for horse, Shed for cow and Cage for birds. Kennel for dogs, Fold for sheep, Sty for pigs. Coop for hens, Hutch for rabbits, An aquarium for fishes.