chewing on grass and twigs
what is browsing
young stage of a mammal,when its being taken care of by mother
juvenile
structure turtles use to break out of their shell
what is an egg tooth
the amount of space an animal needs in its habitat
what is range
how a star nosed mole senses the world, near its nose
what are Eisner's Organs
an animal that feeds on prey
what is a predator
word for length of time an embryo develops until birth
what is gestation
an animal squeezed to death so that it can't breath, the name for what this predator does
what is a constrictor
an area an animal will defend, and use scent marks to define
what is territory?
an area a creature defends
what is terratorial
feeding at sunrise and sunset
a group of newborn animals
what is a litter
science word for breathing
two of the type of rooms a groundhog or beaver has in its home
toilet and food storage
able to hold or grasp, as in a tail
shape of beavers incisors
what is recurved
word for young of a weasel, rabbit, skunk
what is a kit
taking in oxygen through skin (someone besides rye first)
what is extrapulmonary respiration
what is a drey
spending the winter in a dormant state
what is brumate
dead animals, used as a food source
what is carrion
what mammal mothers do to give nutrition to their young with they are first born
what is nursing or lactation
what is external thermoregulation
the name of the home a beaver builds (someone besides charlotte, first)
lodge
when a creatures heart rate and body truly slow WAY down during winter and do not wake for extended periods of time
what is hibernate