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large inthickened toenails
hooves
horses, donkey, and zebras are all
equids
solid structures made of bone/bone that is shed annually
antlers
mammals that chew the cud
ruminants
ruminants with antlers
deer
ruminants with horns
bovids
ship of the dessert
camel
least carnivorous of the carnivores
bear
wolves are from the ____ family
canine family
name one animal from the cat family
lion, tigers, house cat, leapord
plant or animal that is no longer on earth
extinct
plant or animal that has a low population
endangered
two footed anatomy
bipedal
eagles and hawks are both examples of ____
birds of prey
ducks flamingos and geese are all examples of ___
water birds
song birds are also known as ____
perching birds
the fastest living creature
peregrine falcon
a toucan is an example of a ___ bird
tropical bird
turkeys and quail are both examples of ____ birds
game birds
ostrich and emu are both examples of ____ birds
flightless birds
bird that went extinction in 1800s (through hunting)
passenger pigeon
bird that went extinct because of the invasion of hogs and monkeys
dodo
feathers that provide necessary wing shape for flight
flight feathers
soft, fluffy feathers
down feathers
what is the scientific name for the quill
rachis
what is the flat portion of the feather
vane
run perpendicular to quill
barbs
fight that involves flapping of wings
powered flight
horizontal flight
gliding
cicular and vertical flight
soaring
a bird with a special flight pattern
humming bird
bird bones unlike other bones are ____
hollow
the thumb of the bird is called
the “thumb” on a plane is called
alula
aleron
outward extension on bird/the breast bone of the bird/ridge on sternum
keel
birds have better ____ than all other animals
sight
the third eyelid
nictitating membrane
what stores the birds food before it goes to the stomach
crop
“teeth” of the bird/ crushes and grinds
gizzard
what do all marine birds have that others dont; allows them to drink saltwater without dehydrating
salt gland
what is the voice box of the bird
syrinx
what is in the red blood cells of a bird and nothing else
nucleus
annual movement of a bird
migration
large grouping of birds
flock
pathway of migration every year
flyways
the egg white
albumen
what keeps the germinal spot at the top when rotating
chalaza
what is unlearned knowledge in an animal
instinct
the keeping of eggs warm
incubation
patch of skin used to warm eggs
brood patch
birds born helpless
altricial
birds born immediately able to run and swim and have feathers
precocial
birds “land”
territory
idea that a bird will take a section of land and claim it as their own
territoriality
another word for cold-blooded/changes body temperature
poikilothermic
reptiles have a _____ chamber heart
three chamber
crocodilians have a ____ chamber heart (the only reptile that has this)
four chamber
eggs hatch in the mother and then births them
ovoviviparous
most numerous of reptiles
lizards
name one lizards defense
loss of tail
puffing of the body
shooting blood out of eyes
most widespread of the reptiles
snakes
best movement for stalking prey
stretching the body and shorting the body for straight forward movement
rectilinear movement
where a snakes coils its body
concertina
most snakes move in this movement
lateral ungulation
snakes traveling in loose sand
snake supports body with head and tail
side winding
the snakes Hearing bone
quadrate bones
organ that a snake uses to smell
Jacobson’s organ
largest group of living snakes
colubrids
the pythons belong to what family of snakes
constrictors
snakes with retractable fangs
vipers
snakes with immovable fangs
elapids
set of snakes with sensory reception that allow them to sense heat
pit viper
reptile with a shell
turtle
summer hybernation
estivation
largest turtle
marine turtle
land turtle
tortoise
largest living reptile
crocodilians
known for parietal eyes
tuatara
extinct animals that resemble reptiles in some way
dinosaurs
largest lizard
komodo dragon
