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Zoological terms

Terms in relation to animals, such as mammals, birds, reptiles or fish.

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threatened species

Zoology; Zoological terms

A threatened species is a native species that is at risk of becoming endangered in the near future.

shell .

Zoology; Zoological terms

Protective outer covering of a turtle or tortoise, comprising a carapace and a plastron

shorebirds

Zoology; Zoological terms

Sandpipers, plovers, and their close relatives of similar size and ecology, often associated with coastal and inland wetlands

sink population

Zoology; Zoological terms

A breeding group that does not produce enough offspring to maintain itself in coming years without immigrants from other populations.

social monogamy

Zoology; Zoological terms

The monogamous association between a male and a female that cooperate in producing a clutch of eggs and (often) raising the resulting young

song repertoire

Zoology; Zoological terms

The number of different individual songs produced by a single bird.

songbird

Zoology; Zoological terms

The common name for members of the order Passeriformes, also called the passerines.

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