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Pouch

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Bag

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Mammal

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Animal that gives birth to live babies, not eggs, and feeds them on its own milk

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Rodent

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Any of various small mammals with large sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats

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Reptile

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An animal which produces eggs and uses the heat of sun to keep its blood warm

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Carnivore

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Animal that eats a diet that is mainly or exclusively meat

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Herbivore

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Animal that eats a diet that is mainly or exclusively grass/vegetation

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Predator

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Animal that hunts/eats other animals

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Scavenger

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Animal that feeds on dead animals which it has not killed itself

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Warm-blooded

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Warm-blooded animals have temperatures that stay the same (opp. Cold-blooded)

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Docile

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Behaves very gently

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Tame

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Not afraid of humans, usually because of training or long involvement with humans

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Domesticated

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Live with or are used by humans

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Savage

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Extremely violent or wild

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Fierce

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Behaves aggressively

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Natural habitat

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Natural place for living and breeding

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Become extinct

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Died out

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Game reserves / game parks

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Areas of land where animals are protected from hunting

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Bird sanctuary

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Protected natural area where birds can live and breed

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Animal (rescue) shelter

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Place where stray pets that have lost their home are given food and a place to live

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Stray

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A pet that no longer has a home or cannot find its home

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Blood sports

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Sports whose purpose is to kill or injure animals

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Fur trade

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The selling of animal furs for coats, jackets, etc

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Poachers

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People who hunt animals illegally

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The ivory trade

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The buying and selling of ivory from elephants’ tusks

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Animal rights activists

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People who actively campaign for the protection and rights of animals

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Horn

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Hard pointed, often curved, part growing from the head of an animal