Glossary
A
- affectionate
- - Showing love or attraction
- aggression
- - Showing hostility
- alpha
- - Having the highest rank
- arctic tundra
- - A habitat in the cold regions of the world
B
- bare
- - Show
- bison
- - Buffalo
- body language
- - Communication through physical behavior
C
- canid
- - Scientific name for dogs and related animals
- carnivores
- - Animals that eat meat
- carrion
- - Dead animals
- color phase
- - The color of an animal's fur, which is determined by genetics and may vary within a population
D
- defending
- - Protecting
- den
- - Shelter for a wild animal
- depleted
- - Gone - none left - used up
- descended
- - Coming from parents, grandparents or others
- dingoes
- - Wild dog of Australia
- domesticated
- - An animal that has been tamed, cannot provide for themselves
- dominant
- - The animal that is in control of the others
E
- eliminated
- - Got rid of
G
- gender
- - The difference between male or female in animals
- guard hair
- - Coarse outer hair
H
- howl
- - The one form of communication used by wolves that can be heard over a long distance
J
- jackal
- - Wild dog of Asia and Africa
L
- lemming
- - Small rodent of Norway or Sweden
- litter
- - All of the pups born during a single birth to an adult female wolf
M
- mane
- - Hair around the head of an animal
- mate
- - Either member (male or female) of a breeding pair of animals
- Middle East
- - Old world countries of the Arabian peninsula
O
- organized
- - In a structured way
P
- packs
- - Family groups of wild animals
- poaching
- - Illegal killing or taking of wildlife
- portray
- - To represent in a play or story
- pouncing
- - To jump on
- predator
- - An animal that kills and eats other animals to survive
- prey
- - An animal that is hunted for food
R
- radio telemetry
- - A way scientists can follow the movements of animals
- range
- - The area that animals roam and live
- rank
- - The order of standing in a group, a rating
- regurgitated
- - To throw up into the mouth
S
- scat
- - An animal's fecal matter or feces
- scent marking
- - Animals leave a scent to attract a mate or to mark their territory
- snowshoe hare
- - Large footed North American hare (rabbit)
- social
- - Enjoys connection with others
- stalking
- - To sneak up on prey
- suspicion
- - Concerned
T
- tracks
- - The prints of animals left in snow or mud
U
- ungulates
- - Mammals with hooves
V
- vocalization
- - Making noise with their voice
- voles
- - A type of small rodent
W
- weaned
- - When a baby or young animal has moved on from mother's milk to solid food
