Raccoons find shelter in hollow trees.

Meaning: Raccoons seek out and occupy hollow trees as their homes during the winter to protect themselves from the cold and harsh weather.

Choice of Words: Raccoons are small, masked animals with bushy tails. Find means to locate or discover something. Shelter is a place that provides protection from the elements. In indicates the location or position of something. Hollow means empty inside. Trees are tall, woody plants with branches and leaves.

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• Nestlings peep from cozy tree hollow.
• The squirrel hid the nuts in a hollow tree.
• Mischievous squirrel hid nuts in hollow log.
• The noisy woodpecker tapped the hollow trunk.