Gila Monsters
Let's Learn About Gila Monsters
Word of the Week
Osteoderm
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Fast Facts
Where do Gila monsters live?
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What do Gila monsters eat?
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What do Gila monsters share with other monitors?
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How many Gila monsters are there?
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Conservation Corner
Gila Monsters Helping Diabetics
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Gila Monster Activity???
Finish each sentence by dragging the correct word to its place.
Gila Monster Challenge
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Glossary
Adaptation
The process by which a species becomes more fit for its environment over the course of several generations. It is a result of natural selection.
Apex Predator
The animal at the top of its food chain; it has no natural predators.
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 primarily eats meat.
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.
Poison
A toxin that is harmful when touched or eaten and is often produced through glands.
Predator
An animal that hunts other animals for food.
Prey
An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
Reptile
A group of ectothermic (cold-blooded) vertebrates that are covered in scales and generally lay eggs.
Species
A closely related group of animals with similar characteristics that are capable of reproducing (example: tigers).
Venom
A toxin that is injected into prey through teeth or a stinger.
Vertebrate
An animal that has a backbone.
