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Glossary
Antarctic
- the
region of the earth near the South Pole.
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Arctic
- the
region of the earth near the North Pole.
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blubber
-
a layer
of fat underneath the skin that helps to keep an animal warm.
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boar
- a male
polar bear.
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breathing
hole - a
hole that a seal makes in the ice so that it can come up for air.
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breed
- to mate and have babies.
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buck
- a male
Arctic hare.
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bull
- a male
caribou.
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calf
- a baby
caribou.
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camouflage
- an animal's ability to change its color to match the colors of the
habitat in which it lives in order to protect itself from enemies.
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chick
- a baby penguin.
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conserve
- to save.
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cow
- a
female caribou.
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creche
- a group of penguin adolescents that huddle together while their
parents are away getting them food.
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crustacean
- a shellfish, such as shrimp or crab.
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cub
- a baby polar bear.
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cud
- the
part of an animal's digested food that is returned to the mouth from its
stomach for chewing.
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doe
- a
female Arctic hare.
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fledgling
- a
penguin that has just started to get its adult feathers.
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frigid
- extremely cold.
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ground
hair -
layer of fur next to an animal's skin that keeps it warm.
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guard
hairs -
outer layer of fur that keeps the ground hair dry.
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habitat
- the environment in which an animal lives.
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herd
- a group of animals that travels or lives together.
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huddle
- a
large group of animals that stand together in a group for warmth,
especially penguins.
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ice
floes -
large chunks of ice which float in the ocean.
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incubate
- to keep an egg warm until it hatches.
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kit
- a baby
Arctic fox.
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krill
- a small, shrimp-like animal that lives in the ocean and is eaten by
penguins.
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lemming -
a rodent about the size of a guinea pig that is preyed upon by foxes and
other animals in the Arctic.
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leveret
- a baby
Arctic hare.
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lichen
- a small, scaly plant that is a combination of algae and fungi and
lives on rocks and trees.
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migrate
- to travel from one place to another.
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molting
-
an annual process in which animals lose their feathers so that new ones
can grow in.
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muzzle
- the
part of an animal's face around its nose and mouth.
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nurse
- to let
a baby drink milk from its mother.
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pinniped
- a family of animals including seals, walruses, and sea lions. "Pinni" means
"fin" and "ped" means "foot". Pinnipeds are
fin-footed animals; they have flippers.
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polar
region -
area around either the North or South pole.
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predator
- an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals for food.
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prey
- an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals.
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pup
- a baby
harp seal.
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reproduction
- act of mating and having babies.
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reynard
- a male
Arctic fox.
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rookeries
-
colonies where many penguins come together for mating and
reproduction.
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sedge
- a grassy plant that grows in marshy land and is eaten by animals.
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sow
- a
female polar pear.
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tree
line -
the latitude in the Arctic region at which trees no longer grow.
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tundra
- rolling treeless plain that borders the polar ice cap and
extends down to the northern forests.
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vixen
- a
female Arctic fox.
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vole
- a
small rodent, similar to a mouse, with a short tail and small ears
that is preyed upon by many animals.
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