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Urban areas are teeming with animals that have adapted to city life. Some city-dwellers include the pigeon, house sparrow (also called the English sparrow), starling, American crow, blackbird, peregrine falcon, gray squirrel, mouse, rat, mosquito, house fly, cockroach, moth, spider, ant, beetle, mite, flea, dog (domesticated and feral), cat (domesticated and feral) and people.

As the number and size of cities around the world increases, many animals are moving to cities to find food and shelter. The term synanthropization means the adjustment of animals and plants to man-made environmental conditions. In particular, synurbanization refers to the adjustment of organisms to urban (city) conditions.

Printouts of City-Dwelling Animals:

American Crow The American crow is a common bird in North America.

Earthworm An earthworm is a little animal with a long, soft body and no legs.

Fly The common house fly is a small, flying insect.

Human Beings A coloring page based on Leonardo da Vinci's "Proportions of the Human Figure." Or paint it online.

Mosquito The mosquito is a small flying insect that is a carrier of disease.

Opossum Opossums are marsupial mammals. The only marsupial from North America is the Virginia opossum.

Pigeon This dove thrives in cities around the world.

Raccoon The raccoon is a mammal with mask-like markings on its face and a ringed tail.

Spider Spiders have eight legs.

Spider Anatomy Label Me! Printout Label the spider's external anatomy diagram. Answers

Squirrel Squirrels are rodents.

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Arctic	Desert	Chaparral or Scrub		Taiga = Coniferous Forests	Grassland		Tropical Rainforest	Pond	Ocean
Antarctic	Tundra	Cave	City	Temperate Deciduous Forest	Savanna	Prairie	Freshwater Marsh	Swamp	Intertidal Zone	Coral Reef	Sunlit (Euphotic) Zone	Twilight (Disphotic) Zone

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