- an invention or tool that helps people with disabilities perform tasks or activities
audible
- able to be heard or to hear
C
carnivores
- meat eaters
Chiroptera
- scientific name for bats
clotting
- the process of blood that allows it to stop flowing from an injury
conservation
- protecting nature and its resources
D
distinctive
- unique, like no other
E
echo
- a sound reflected from a surface
echolocation
- natural ability of some animals to use echoes for locating food and navigation
economy
- the system of how money, goods and services are produced and used within a country or region
elevated
- a high point, a position of significant height
erratic
- unpredictable, not in a regular pattern
essential
- necessary or critical
excrement
- body waste or poop
F
fangs
- sharp teeth that can pierce food or skin
fertilizer
- a material that improves the soil
G
germinate
- to begin growth
guano
- bat poop (see "excrement")
H
habitat
- environment where an animal lives
hibernation
- the practice of sleeping through winter to conserve energy
I
insectivore
- animal whose diet is insects
L
litter
- a group of animal babies born at one time to a mother animal
M
mammal
- animals that have live births, feed milk to their young and have hair or fur
maneuver
- move position with agility and purpose
migration
- a pattern of moving from one location to another, depending on seasonal changes
N
nectar
- the sweet liquid produced by a flowering plant
nocturnal
- animals that hunt at night and sleep during the day
P
pesticides
- chemicals used to kill insect pests
pollinate
- to move pollen from one part of a plant to another
potential
- possible, may come into being in the future
predators
- animals who hunt other animals for food
puncturing
- to poke a hole
R
rabies
- an infectious disease
retractable
- able to be pulled back in
rodents
- small nibbling mammals such as mice, rats, and squirrels
roost
- bat living area
S
saliva
- spit
sonar
- a method of finding objects underwater by sending and reflecting sound waves
stroke
- a medical condition where a blood vessel in the brain bursts or is blocked, causing damage to the brain
T
tropics
- regions of the earth near the equator with a moist, warm climate
U
urban
- city environment
V
vaccine
- a substance developed by scientists to protect people or animals from a specific disease
vegetarian
- animal whose diet is plants
W
white-nose syndrome
- serious fungal disease among North American bats that disrupts their winter hibernation, causing them to wake up before spring and leading to starvation and death
