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14 Cards in this Set
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Species-Noun |
a group of living things that look alike, behave in the same way, and breed |
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Thermal-Noun |
a pocket of rising air produced by the sun heating the ground |
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Fovea-Noun |
the area of a bird of prey's eye where there is a concentration of light sensitive cells that see detail |
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Prey-Noun |
any animal that is hunted by other animals for food |
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Carrion-Noun |
dead and rotten animals and meat |
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Nocturnal-Adjective |
active at night |
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Carcass-Noun |
the dead body of an animal |
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Territory-Noun |
an area controlled by an animal or group of animals |
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Persecute-Verb |
to continually mistreat someone |
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Stoop-Noun |
the high speed dive of a hawk chasing its prey |
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Rodent-Noun |
a small animal with gnawing teeth, such as a mouse, rat, or squirrel |
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Talon-Noun |
a sharp, curved claw |
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Predator-Noun |
an animal that hunts, kills, and eats another animal |
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Kettle-Noun |
a group of hawks |