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adaptation: (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
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amniotic egg: A shelled, water-retaining egg that enables reptiles, birds, and egg-laying mammals to complete their life cycles on dry land
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anthropoid: any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids
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behavioral adaptation: an inherited behavior that helps an organism survive
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binocular vision: ability to merge visual images from both eyes, which provides depth perception and a three-dimensional view of the world
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bipedal: having two feet
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camouflage: the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
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carapace: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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cerebral cortex: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
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crop: a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food
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diversity: (n.) difference, variety; a condition of having many different types of forms
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ectotherm: an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings
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endotherm: An animal whose body controls and regulates its temperature by controlling the internal heat it produces
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gizzard: thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
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hominid: characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
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hominoid: a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea
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locomotion: the power or ability to move
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mammals: vertebrates that live on land, fur or hair covers body, live birth, warm blooded
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mammary gland: milk-secreting organ of female mammals
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marsupial: mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
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migration: the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
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mimicry: the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects
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monotreme: A mammal that lays eggs
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opposable thumb: thumb that enables grasping objects and using tools
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placenta: the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
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plastron: (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside
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reptiles: vertebrates that live on land, scales cover body, lay eggs, cold blooded
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subcutaneous fat: layer of fat cells beneath the skin that helps conserve body heat