Wild and Domestic Animals

• Wild animals, like tigers and deer, live in forests on their own.
• Domestic animals, like cows and dogs, live with people who care for them.
• People give domestic animals food, water, and shelter.
• Wild animals find their own food and shelter in nature.

Level 1 — Core idea

Verbal: Some animals live freely in nature, while others live closely with humans and depend on them.

Symbolic: Wild → forest + find own food; Domestic → home/farm + cared for by people.

Visual: Draw a forest scene with wild animals and a farm scene with domestic animals, side by side.

Level 2 — Going deeper

Domestic animals like cows and hens also give us useful things such as milk and eggs, while helping farmers with work.

NCERT anchor

NCERT Looking Around 3 compares animals we see at home or farms with animals that live only in forests.

A dog lives in your house and is fed by your family. What type of animal is it?

Step 1 — The dog lives with people and is cared for
Step 2 — Such animals are called **domestic** animals
Answer: The dog is a **domestic** animal ✓

A tiger lives in the forest and hunts its own food. What type of animal is it?

Step 1 — The tiger lives freely without human care
Step 2 — Such animals are called **wild** animals
Answer: The tiger is a **wild** animal ✓

• Give an example of a wild animal.
• Give an example of a domestic animal.
• Who cares for domestic animals?
• Stretch: Why would a wild animal find it hard to live suddenly inside a house?

Revision tip: List three animals from home and three from a forest to compare their needs.

Open the Practice tab for graded questions on Wild and Domestic Animals.