Habitats

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Rolling green treetop hills.
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Habitats
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A habitat is a place where a plant or animal naturally lives — whether in natural communities like prairies, streams, and woodlands, or in built environments like city lots and roadsides.

In fact, conservation of plants and animals usually amounts to learning about and caring for their habitats.

Browse this section to explore Missouri’s many kinds of habitats — and the plants and animals that live in them.

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Show-Me Natural Communities
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Explore Missouri Habitats
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Photo of interior of Jacob's Cave showing a variety of speleothems.
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