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Chapter 7 Vocabulary Mammals
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Science
8th Grade
10/07/2021

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Endoskeleton

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Internal skeleton

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Zoologist

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Biologist who studies animals

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Prehensile

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Appendage capable of grabbing, like a primate tail
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Bovid

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Animal group including cattle, sheep, goats, etc.
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Hibernation

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State where body temp drops close to freezing
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Mob

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Group of kangaroos

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Rumen

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The first chamber of the 4 chambered stomach

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Carnivore

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Animals that eat primarily meat
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Herbivore

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Animals that eat primarily plants
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Omnivore

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Animals that eat both plants and meat
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Horn

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Bony core surrounded by a hollow sheath of hardened skin
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Antler

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Dead bone without a covering, shed annually
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Extinct

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Animals which have completely died out
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Endangered

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Status when # of animals drops and could become extinct
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Ruminants

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Animals that chew a cud
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