Bears


Glossary

A

acute
 - sharp
Antarctic
 - near the south pole
apiarist
 - beekeeper
Arctic
 - near the north pole

B

bamboo
 - a tropical plant with hollow stems
biologist
 - a scientist who studies plants and animals

C

camouflage
 - a way to hide by coloring or shape
carnivore
 - meat eating animal
carrion
 - a dead animal
competitor
 - something that competes or the enemy
confident
 - being sure of one's abilities

D

decline
 - get smaller
defense
 - protect oneself or offspring; babies
denning
 - to settle into their winter den
dense
 - thick
dexterous
 - skillful
dominance
 - power and influence over others

E

emerge
 - come out from somewhere like a cave
extracting
 - remove

F

ferocious
 - mean, scary,
forage
 - the act of searching for food

H

habitat
 - Place where something lives
herbivore
 - an animal that eats plants
hibernate
 - to sleep through the winter

I

intelligent
 - smart

L

larvae
 - the young of an insect
livestock
 - animals raised for food, like cows or sheep
logged (logging)
 - the business of cutting trees for use in building

M

metabolize
 - to use by the body
myth
 - a story that is told for years, but may not be true

N

navigate
 - to direct movement
nocturnal
 - sleeps in the day and hunts at night
nurturing
 - bring up and train, raise
nutrition
 - the healthy parts of food

O

omnivore
 - an animal that eats plants and animals

P

population
 - all the inhabitants of a particular area
prehensile
 - a part of the body that can grasp such as a tail or hands

R

researcher
 - a person who studies something
respiration
 - breathe
retreat
 - leave
rodent
 - small mammal such as a mouse, rat or squirrel

T

territories
 - area of land marked off as owned or hunted on

U

ungulates
 - mammals with hooves
Ursus Americanus
 - scientific name for the American black bear

V

vocalization
 - a sound made by an animal

W

wildlife manager
 - a person who watches over the health and safety of wild animals and their habitat