native habitat
Where species originate
Native habitat is the natural environment where a species has evolved and typically lives in the wild.
The phrase emphasizes original or indigenous range rather than places where a species has been introduced: Pandas in their native habitat eat mostly bamboo.
It extends figuratively to where anything belongs or thrives: The professor seemed more at ease in her native habitat of the lecture hall.
- in the wildIn natural habitat
- grasslandsOpen grassy terrain
- desertTo leave behind completely
- temperate forestMild-climate tree ecosystem
- tropical rainforestHumid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
untouched wilderness · savanna · ecosystem · food chain · alpine regions · wildlife corridors · wetlands · reforestation · home turf · biodiversity hotspots · keystone species · endemic species · animal kingdom · soil · microhabitat · protected areas · den · tundra
- natural/raw thingswilderness, raw materials, wild animals, untouched land, virgin forest
- Hawaiian Naturehoneycreeper, oo, green sea turtle
- wildlife refugewildlife viewing, wildlife corridor, wildlife corridors, wildlife trails, migratory birds