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Animals & Their Homes

  • Writer: Simon O'Donovan
    Simon O'Donovan
  • Aug 22, 2025
  • 3 min read


Here is another Dementia Cafe quiz, this time about "Animals & Their Homes". All members have to do is to think of the names for the homes of these different animals. The answers are presented in the Word Search below, which provides another format for the quiz. Some songs are provided to make the activity more multi-sensory.



šŸ¾ Mammals






šŸ¦ Birds & šŸ Insects







šŸŸ Fish, šŸ Reptiles & šŸø Amphibians & šŸ¦€ Other Invertebrates






šŸ„ Domestic or Farm Animals & Other
















šŸ¾ Mammals


  • Lion ā†’ DEN, grasslands (savannah)

  • Bear ā†’ WOOD, forests, mountains (hibernate in caves)

  • Fox ā†’ LAIR, forests, grasslands

  • Rabbit/Hare ā†’ BURROW (warren)

  • Mouse/Rat ā†’ HOLE, burrow, human houses, fields

  • Bat ā†’ CAVE, hollow trees, attics

  • Kangaroo ā†’ POUCH, grasslands, bushlands, forests

  • Badger ā†’ SETT, underground tunnels and chamber networks

  • Beaver ā†’ LODGE, homes within dams they make on rivers

  • Otter ā†’ HOLT, dens made in waterside vegetation

  • Squirrel ā†’ DREY, nests built in tree cavities and branches

  • Hedgehog ā†’ NEST, made out of leaves in woodland, hedges and gardens

  • Elephant ā†’ JUNGLE, grasslands (no fixed home)

  • Camel ā†’ DESERT, in social groups called herds

  • Hippopotamus ā†’ BLOAT, groups in river habitats

  • Whales ā†’ POD, groups in oceans



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šŸ¦ Birds


  • Sparrow ā†’ NESTS, in trees and buildings

  • Owl ā†’ BARN, tree hollows, caves

  • Eagle ā†’ EYRIE on cliffs, tall trees

  • Rook ā†’ ROOKERY, in trees, rooftops

  • Budgerigars ā†’ BIRDCAGE

  • Duck ā†’ POND, they build nests to lay eggs

  • Pigeon ā†’ COOP, or nests in buildings if wild

  • Chicken ā†’ SHED, or woodland if in the wild

  • Dove ā†’ COTE, or parkland if in the wild


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šŸ Insects


  • Bee ā†’ HIVE, where they make honey

  • Ant ā†’ ANTHILL, or nest underground

  • Spider ā†’ WEB, or burrows

  • Wasp/Hornet ā†’ NEST (paper-like structures in trees or buildings)

  • Moth ā†’ COCOON, as silkworms develop into moths

  • Butterfly ā†’ CHRYSALIS, as caterpillars develop into butterflies


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šŸŸ Fish


  • Goldfish ā†’ BOWL, or aquarium

  • Clownfish ā†’ CORAL REEF (in sea anemones)

  • Koi Carp ā†’ POND, or lakes and rivers in the wild

  • Salmon/Trout ā†’ RIVERS or FARMS (salmon migrate into the sea)

  • Shark ā†’ OCEANS (coral reefs, open seas)


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šŸ Reptiles


  • Snake ā†’ PIT, burrows and holes

  • Crocodile/Alligator ā†’ SWAMP, rivers, wetlands

  • Lizard ā†’ ROCK CREVICES, trees, deserts, grasslands

  • Turtle ā†’ AQUARIUM, or open sea (lay eggs on beaches), ponds (freshwater)


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šŸø Amphibians


  • Frog ā†’ WETLANDS, ponds or swamps

  • Toad ā†’ UNDER LOGS & LEAVES, in damp soil


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šŸ¦€ Other Invertebrates


  • Crab/Lobster ā†’ SEABED, burrows in sand, rocky crevices

  • Hermit Crab ā†’ SHELLĀ (portable home, which has to be changed as the animal grows)

  • Octopus ā†’ SEACAVE, crevices, coral reefs

  • Earthworm ā†’ WORMHOLE, soil burrows

  • Jellyfish ā†’ Oceans (drifting, no fixed home)


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šŸ„ Domestic or Farm Animals


  • Dog ā†’ KENNEL, cage or in houses

  • Cow ā†’ SHED, pasture

  • Horse ā†’ STABLE, paddock, field

  • Sheep/Goat ā†’ PEN, pasture

  • Pig ā†’ STY, mud patch

  • Rabbit ā†’ HUTCHES

  • Cat ā†’ BARN, cattery or in houses

  • Hamster ā†’ CAGE



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šŸ™ˆ Others


  • Monkey - TREES or ZOOS

  • Exotic birds - AVIARY

  • Exotic fish - AQUARIUM

  • Snakes, spiders and reptiles - TERRARIUM

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