Tigers

Shelters
Tigers can live in a wide range of habitats, and are commonly found in:
Evergreen forests
Mangrove swamps
Tropical rainforests
Savannahs
Grasslands
Rocky mountains
The ideal habitat needs to fulfil three main requirements for the animal. There needs to be
1) shelter, 2) food and 3) water.
Tigers require shelter to remain concealed from potential prey as they stalk their victim
and threats (which are, usually, from human sources), as well as for protection when the
female has cubs. Food comes in the form of prey, for which the tiger spends much of its
life hunting. When there is interference with the population numbers of the prey, the
tigers lives are in serious danger. In terms of water, there needs to be enough to sustain
the tigers themselves as well as their prey. They are also susceptible to high temperatures
and enjoy cooling down in refreshing water. They are excellent swimmers and can pursue
their prey into relatively deep water.
Food
Tigers eat a variety of prey ranging in size from termites to elephant calves. However, an
integral component of their diet are large-bodied prey weighing about 20 kg (45 lb) or
larger such as moose, deer species, pigs, cows, horses, buffalos and goats. Occasionally
they may consume tapirs, elephant and rhinoceros calves, bear species, leopards and
Asiatic wild dogs.
Tigers mainly rely on their sense of sight and hearing rather than on smell when hunting
prey. They cautiously stalk their prey from the rear in attempt to get as close as possible
to their unsuspecting prey. Then they attempt to take down their prey with a powerful bite
to the neck and/ or throat.
Tigers cautiously stalk prey from the rear, getting as close as possible to unsuspecting
prey.

Tigers may consume up to 40 kg (88 pounds) of meat at one time.

It is estimated that every tiger consumes about 50 deer-sized animals each year, about one
per week.
Cows
Shelters
Traditional farms that raise cows are called dairy farms or cattle ranches depending on
whether they specialize in raising cattle for milk or beef. Traditional ranches are large
tracts of land with plentiful open pastures, and they are the popular image of a cow
habitat.
It must be noted that most cows alive today live not on the open field but in feedlots. A
feedlot is a mechanized agricultural innovation. It includes small areas of bare ground
fenced off by metal bars with the cow's feed in a trough immediately in front of it. This is
an unnatural arrangement for the animals, but this living arrangement is driven by
economics. A cow in a feedlot has its nutrition closely monitored, and the food is
designed scientifically to make it rapidly gain weight. The majority of dairy cows live in
similar arrangements, but the emphasis is given to milk production and not weight gain.
Food
Dairy cows require a lot of energy to make delicious and nutritious milk. Just like you
and I, cows need to eat a mixture of different kinds of food to maintain a well balanced
diet. Cows eat a mixture of grass hay, alfalfa hay, grains as well as corn and grass silage.
Grass and alfalfa are dried to make hay. Farmers grow a lot of grass and corn at their
farm, so even BCs local dairy cows are eating local! Having dry hay ensures that the
cows will have food all year round. Grains are a mixtures of corn, oats, barley as well as
added minerals and vitamins. Dairy cows use a lot of energy to make milk. Farmers will
add in extra minerals and vitamins into their feed to make sure that their cows are healthy
and growing strong. Cows also eat alfalfa and grass silage. Silage is fermented to give it
extra nutrients. Farmers use all parts of the corn including the husk and cob to make corn
silage. While hay is dry, silage is moist.
Hen
Shelters

A chicken coop or hen house is a building where female chickens are kept. Inside hen
houses are often nest boxes for egg-laying and perches on which the birds can sleep,
although coops for meat birds seldom have either of these features.
A chicken coop usually has an indoor area where the chickens sleep and nest as well as
an outdoor area where chickens will feed and spend the majority of the day. Inside the
chicken coop are dropping boards or litter (such as straw) to collect chicken feces. A
chicken coop should be cleaned every two to three weeks and the litter shifted every day,
like a cat's litter box. A coop should be locked at night with all the chickens inside of it so
that the chickens are protected from predators.
A coop may have an outdoor run. Both the inside and outdoor floors of a chicken coop
are often strewn with a loose material such as straw or wood chips to deal with chicken
droppings and to allow for easier cleanup. Most chicken coops have some means of
ventilation to help air out any smells.
Food
What chickens eat and what chickens should eat are not always the same thing. Chickens
are omnivores. That means theyll snarf down just about anything, or at least try to! Ive
seen a hen catch and slurp down a snake like spaghetti. Ive seen a chicken snatch a toad
by its leg and all of the other hens go in a raucous chase after it, only, at the end to
discover that a toad is not good eating. Chickens also eat less exciting foods, like
vegetables, fruits, flowers and grass. They eat grains and seeds. They scratch the ground
and find bugs and specks of things that we cant see. So, the question isnt really what
chickens eat, but what the right diet is for them.
In the 19th century most chickens were barnyard scavengers. They hatched out under
their mamas and were taught to look for grain in the horse stalls, and for bugs and greens
in the garden. The farm wife tossed stale bread and kitchen scraps to the hens. Chickens
destined for the table were fattened on sour milk. Sometimes, in the winter, theyd be
given a handful of grain. The hens back then laid only a few eggs a week. This haphazard
diet was enough sustenance for them. But, flocks became larger and more confined.
Chickens were bred to lay more and more eggs. Instead of 90 eggs a year, a hen now
might lay over 300. With the increase in egg production came an increase in the
nutritional requirements of the flock.