Adaptation

Aquatic

Living in water.

Camouflage

The ability for an organism to blend into their surroundings usually to hide from prey or predators.

Carnivore

An animal that eats other animals.

Closed Canopy

A region of forest or woodland where the tree tops touch or overlap.

Ectotherm

An animal that relies on the outside temperature to regulate their body temperature (reptiles and amphibians). Also known as cold-blooded.

Endotherm

An animal that regulates their body temperature internally (mammals and birds). Also known as warm-blooded.

Herbivore

An animal that eats mostly plants.

Invertebrate

An animal that has no bones.

Mammal

A group of endothermic (warm-blooded) vertebrates that are covered in hair, produce milk for offspring,  and generally give birth to live offspring.

Omnivore

An animal that eats both plants and animals.

Open Canopy

A region of forest or woodland where the tree tops do not touch or overlap.

Predator

An animal that hunts other animals for food.

Prey

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

Ruminant

A hooved, herbivorous mammal with a specialized digestive system allowing them to eat plants, regurgitate it, and continue digesting in a different part of their stomach.

Species

A closely related group of animals with similar characteristics that are capable of reproducing (example: tigers).

Subspecies

A group of animals within a species that are genetically different from other groups in the same species (there are 6 subspecies of tigers).

Vertebrate

An animal that has a backbone.