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Wow. This park is really cool. I can't believe there's so many different habitats. I know.

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We've seen the stingray pool, the bird aviary, and the coral reefs. Hi kids. My name is Laura.

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You must be the treehouse detectives. How can I help you today? Yes, we are. We need

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to learn more about habitats. Well, you've come to the right place. Discovery Cove has

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over seven habitats and we have over 300 species represented here. Wow. That's a lot of different

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habitats. What exactly is a habitat? Well, a habitat is an environment that provides

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the basic necessities to sustain life. Things like food, water, and even shelter. What are

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some different types of habitats? Different habitats are things like our tropical reef

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habitat. We even have a stingray lagoon. But out in the wild, things like the desert, forests,

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and even ponds. Okay. We know that habitats meet the basic needs, but is there anything

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else that makes them different? Well, sure. The types of animals and plants that actually

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live within the habitat make all the difference in the world. You might consider animals that

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live in a tropical reef totally different than something that lives in a rain forest.

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But even within a rain forest, you're going to have different habitats like the canopy

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or even the floor of the forest. Different animals will live in different areas depending

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on what they need to eat, what types of predators live in the area, how they're capable of climbing

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or even flying. We've noticed that there are no fish in the bay back home. Could it be

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because they've moved to a different habitat? Yes. Fish will move throughout their lifetime

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depending on their needs. They may move for feeding or even for their breeding behavior.

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I have a friend that works with signals of spring. He works with sea turtles and studies

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their migratory patterns. Maybe he could help you with your fish problem. That would be

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great. Could you email us his name and number? Sure, I could. And if you want to experience

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a really different habitat, you'll have to swim with the dolphins. We can swim with the

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dolphins? That's awesome. Come on, I'll show you our dolphin cove.

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It's so cute! Look at that!