Animal Terminology

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• species a group of animals with the same characteristics
• endangered in danger of going extinct
• distribution the places where the animals can be found
• range the are where the animals live
• nest home for birds
• hibernate sleep in the winter
• carnivore eats meat
• herbivore eats plants
• omnivore eats both meat and plants
• mammal animal that gives birth to live young and feeds them milk
• prey animals that are eaten by other animals
• predator animal that hunts other animals
• rodent small animal with teeth that never stop growing
• habitat the natural home of an animal
• reptile cold blooded animal with scales
• marsupial a mammal with a pouch for its babies
• amphibian frogs and salamanders
• invertebrate animal without a backbone
• vertebrate animal with a backbone
• nocturnal active at night
• diurnal active during the day
• scavenger eats dead animals
• ecosystem animals, plants and their environment
• adaptation something that the animal has developed to help it survive
• extinct died out completely

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