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CHORUS:
Adapt, adapt, adapt to the habitat. (2x)
That’s how animals and plants survive… in the natural world.
Verse 1:
“Whoo, whoo”, said the great horned owl, “Did you know that I am nocturnal?
I have adapted oh just right for hunting my prey in the night.
With excellent hearing and keen eyesight and wings so silent when I fly,
I adapt to find food in my habitat.”
Day or night, we . . .
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RAP:
Adaptation’s the name of the game.
For animals, plants, the goal’s the same:
To survive in the habitat where we live,
Riparian, grassland or woodland.
So we each figure out what to do for food,
Water, shelter and to reproduce.
We must adapt to our habitat.
Yes adapt, adapt to our habitat.
Verse 2:
“Hot, hot”, said the coast live oak,
“It’s hot and dry on these south-facing slopes.
So I spread my branches wide and low
To keep my roots moist and cool.
And I open my leaves, catch the morning dew
And drip, drip, drip it down to my roots.
I adapt to find water in my habitat.”
In every climate, we . . .
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Verse 3:
“Hide, hide!” said the lizards and rabbits,
“Predators are hungry, but we are adapted.
With camouflage we blend right in
With the colors of the trees and earth.
And our offspring will look just the same.
Keeps lots of us alive in the great food chain.
We adapt and blend in with our habitat.”
All over the world, we . . .
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RAP:
Hum, hum, hum. I’m a hummingbird,
Adapted to eat and to quench my thirst
With a long bill to get nectar from a flower.
That’s my adaptation power.
The power helps the flower, too,
To get pollinated so it can produce.
You can watch me build a nest
With some feathers, leaves and old spider webs.
I use the resources the Earth provides
And share with my neighbors so we can survive.
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Keep it wild. Keep it wild. Keep it wild.
Be gentle with the eco-system,
So we can adapt again and again.
Keep it wild. Keep it wild. Keep it wild.
Be gentle with the eco-system,
So we can adapt the best way we can.
Keep it wild.
Sung: Whoo, Whoo! Hot, Hot! Hide, Hide! Hum, Hum!
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