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Animal Adaptations
Term | Definition |
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endangered species | a species of plant or animal of which numbers are decreasing at alarming rate and is threatened with extinction by human-made or natural changes in the environment |
instinct | a behavior an animal is born with and does not have to be learned |
camouflage | the shape, color, or pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its surroundings |
hibernation | a deep sleeplike state where an animals 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 the earth |