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Term | Definition |
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endangered species | a species of plant or animal of which numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate and is threatened with an extinction by human made or natural changes in the enviroment |
instinct | a behavior an animal is born with and does not have to learn. |
camouflage | the shape, color, or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its surroundings. |
hibernation | a deep sleeplike state where an animal's body processes slow down. |
mimicry | when one organism looks like another organism so that it can escape predators or catch prey. |
migration | the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another. |
extinct | no longer existing on Earth. |