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H is for Hutch

A hutch is a cage or coop for small animals. Pet rabbits and guinea pigs are generally kept in hutches.

H is for Hydra

Hydra is a small freshwater animal that looks like a little tube with a soft body and several thin tentacles. It catches small prey that pass using its tentacles.

H is for Hydrangea

Hydrangeas are a flowering plant from Southeast Asia. They grow big bundles of flowers and look very nice put in a vase. Some types of hydrangea change colour depending on how acid the soil is. They grow blue flowers in acidic soil, white or pale cream flowers in neutral soil and pink or purple flowers in alkaline soils.

H is for Hyena

Hyenas look a little like dogs but are not related - they are actually very very distantly related to mongooses. Hyenas have very strong teeth and jaws and can crush bones. Their back legs are shorter than their front legs, so they walk a little like a bear does.
Hyenas live in arid regions in Africa. They hunt larger animals for food, but will also eat dead animals that they find. Hyenas hunt in groups.

H is for Hygiene

Hygiene means keeping yourself and the place you live and work clean so you stay healthy.
Basic personal hygiene would include having a shower and brushing your teeth every day, and making sure that your clothes and bed linen is clean too.

H is for Hymn

A hymn is a special kind of song that is sung about or in praise of a deity or a country.

H is for Hypnotize

You hypnotize someone by putting them into a state where you have strong influence or even full control over them.

H is for Hypnotized

Hypnotized is the past tense of hypnotize, or how you describe someone who is in a state of hypnosis.