| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Endangered | when very few animals (of a specific kind) are living |
| Extinct | when no animals (of a specific kind) are living |
| Hibernation | a deep sleep that certain animals go into during winter |
| Migrate | to move to a new area when the seasons change |
| Desert | an enviroment that has little water and is usually hot durning the day |
| Prairie | an environment made up of many grasses |
| Wetland | land that is soaked with water |
| Pollution | anything harmful added to the air, water, or land |
| Community | a place where all living things live together |
| Fossil | the hardened remains of an animal or plant from long ago |
| Habitat | another name for an animal's home |
| these 2 birds migrate | Whooping crane & Arctic tern |
| These 2 animals hebernate | grizzly bear & groundhog |
| Animals become endangered because of these reasons | Habitat is destroyed, Food disappears, Polluted water or diseases kill them, hunted for their fur or skin |
| these 3 animals are extinct | Dodo bird, Wooly Rhinoceros, Stegosaurus |
| Where did the dodo bird live | island of Mauritius |
| When did the last dodo die | 327 years ago |
| Why was the dodo bird nickname "dodo" | because it was gentle |
| The dodo bird was how tall and weighed how much | 3 1/2 feet tall and weighed 50 pounds |
| These 3 animals are endangered | Manatee, Siberian tiger, African Elephant |
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