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The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home

The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home. Vocabulary Day 1. habitat. The coyote blended into his natural habitat. A natural environment for native creatures. habitat. Example: The place (desert, plains, etc) where the animal lives is it’s habitat. Non-example: The mall is not a fox’s habitat.

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The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home

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  1. The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home Vocabulary Day 1

  2. habitat • The coyote blended into his natural habitat. • A natural environment for native creatures Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  3. habitat • Example: The place (desert, plains, etc) where the animal lives is it’s habitat. • Non-example: The mall is not a fox’s habitat. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  4. predators • The predators are most feared animals because they are ones who hunt the weaker animals. • Animals that prey on others Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  5. predators • Example: Lions are predators to rabbits. Crabs are predators to fish. Roadrunners are predators to lizards. • Non-examples: Lizards are not predators to coyotes. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  6. canopy • The canopy of the tree provided so much shade that the land below it never dried out. • The high, sheltering branches of rainforest trees. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  7. canopy • Example: A canopy is the top of the tree that provides shade. A canopy looks like an umbrella. • Non-example: The canopy is not the trunk of the tree or the roots. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  8. extinction • My brother wishes that dinosaurs wouldn’t have become extinct so that he could own one. • The condition of having died out. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  9. extinction • Example: The woolly mammoth is extinct. The dinosaur is extinct. • Non-example: The giant panda is endangered but not extinct. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  10. observation • We were a part of the observation team and our job was to look closely at the habitat and how the animals behaved in that habitat. • The act of paying close attention Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  11. observation • Example: When you observe you look at everything around you. A principal observes your classroom. A child observes the mushrooms growing wild. • Non- example: When glance, or take a quick look, you are not observing. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  12. humid • The humidity made the air feel much warmer and we couldn’t get cool! • Containing a large amount of water vapor. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  13. humid • Example: Humidity in the air makes you sweaty and sticky. • Non-example: Wind is not humidity. The sun is not humidity. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  14. dilemma • We had a major dilemma because we didn’t know which way to turn and we were already running late. • A situation in which one is given difficult choices to make. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  15. dilemma • Example: Choosing between two things you really like is a dilemma. • Non-example: Choosing what you are going to wear to school is not a dilemma. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  16. captive • The soldiers were held captive during the war when they were in enemy territory. • Captured; held against one’s will. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  17. Captive • Example: Animals in the cages are being held captive since they can’t get out. • Non-example: Animals living in the wild are not captive. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  18. genes • My sister got her red hair from my dad’s genes since people on his side of the family have red hair. • Tiny pieces of matter in cells that carry the blueprints for characteristics. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  19. gene • Example: A puppy gets it’s coloring from the genes his parents passed down. • Non-example: the jeans I wear to school are not genes! Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  20. reintroduction • The scientists reintroduced the animals to the area once the area was safe for them to live. • The process of returning animals to their native habitats. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  21. reintroduction • Example: If an animal is endangered they might raise more of those animals in captivity and then put them back into the wild. • Non-example: Taking a snake from your yard to the vacant lot across the street is not reintroducing. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  22. Partner- Talk! I like the word genes… • What word seems interesting to you? Tell your partner the word and why. Be ready to tell your partner’s response! Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

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