Wildlife and Ecology Terms

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Prey

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an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food

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Marsupial

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a pouched mammal, such as the kangaroo or opossum

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Diurnal

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active during the day

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Herbivore

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an animal that eats only plants

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Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937

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imposes a tax on the sale of hunting equipment and licenses for the purpose of habitat preservation

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Predator

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an animal that hunts other animals for food

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Fledgling

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a young bird just growing feathers

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Nocturnal

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active at night

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Browse line

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this is what we see in the forest because of deer, they will eat all the vegetation off the trees that they like from as high as their necks can reach to the ground - it creates a line that you can see

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Carrion

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dead or decaying flesh