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Glossary
diurnal: the behaviour of an animal that is active in the daytime
feral cat: wild, undomesticated cat
game animal: an animal that is widely hunted for sport
habitat: an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by
a particular species
monogamous: an exclusive relationship, especially in a marriage
or union
montane forest: tropical moist forest
mudslides: it is the most rapid form of fluid downhill mass wasting
naturalist: a person interested in natural history
nectarivorous: mammals, notably several species of bats
Peregrine Fund: an organization founded in 1970 to primarily save
the peregrine falcon
poacher: someone who engages in poaching, that is, the theft or
illegal killing of animals and plants
scavenger: predators, which consume corpses, or carrion that were
killed to be eaten by the predator or others of its species
terrestrial: refers to things having to do with the land or the earth
tidal mudflats: mudflats (also tidal flats, tide flats, and so on) are
coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers
vocal organs: organs of the body involved in speaking
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diurnal: the behaviour of an animal that is active in the daytime
feral cat: wild, undomesticated cat
game animal: an animal that is widely hunted for sport
habitat: an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by
a particular species
monogamous: an exclusive relationship, especially in a marriage
or union
montane forest: tropical moist forest
mudslides: it is the most rapid form of fluid downhill mass wasting
naturalist: a person interested in natural history
nectarivorous: mammals, notably several species of bats
Peregrine Fund: an organization founded in 1970 to primarily save
the peregrine falcon
poacher: someone who engages in poaching, that is, the theft or
illegal killing of animals and plants
scavenger: predators, which consume corpses, or carrion that were
killed to be eaten by the predator or others of its species
terrestrial: refers to things having to do with the land or the earth
tidal mudflats: mudflats (also tidal flats, tide flats, and so on) are
coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers
vocal organs: organs of the body involved in speaking
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