Wildlife Words

an animal that hunts other animals for food but is not hunted itself; it is at the top of the food chain

• pack

• apex predator

• endangered

• prey

the protection of animals, plants, and natural resources

• ecosystems

• extinction

• habitats

• conservation

everything within a certain environment, including plants, animals, and nonliving things like rocks and water

• ecosystems

• species

• pack

• endangered

at risk; in danger of becoming extinct

• extinction

• stalk

• endangered

• conservation

the death of all members of a species

• conservation

• extinction

• keystone species

• pack

the places where plants and animals naturally live

• apex predator

• pack

• habitats

• stalk

animals or plants that other parts of an ecosystem depend on

• keystone species

• ecosystems

• habitats

• predators

a group of animals that live and hunt together

• apex predator

• prey

• stalk

• pack

animals that hunt other animals for food

• species

• habitats

• predators

• stalk

to hunt and kill for food

• prey

• stalk

• keystone species

• conservation