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The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home. Objective: I can correctly use vocabulary words in my reading, speaking, and writing. Canopy. Canopy. The canopy of the rainforest shelters the animals from the sun. Canopy. The high, sheltering branches of the rainforest trees. Captive. Captive.
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The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home Objective: I can correctly use vocabulary words in my reading, speaking, and writing.
Canopy • The canopy of the rainforest shelters the animals from the sun.
Canopy • The high, sheltering branches of the rainforest trees.
Captive • The Golden Lion Tamarin was held captive, and later relaeased into the wild.
Captive • Held against one’s will
Dilemma • The dilemma for the woman is which shoe to wear to the dance.
Dilemma • A situation in which one is given difficult choices to make.
Extinction • The extinction of the Tasmanian Tiger happened in 1936.
Extinction • Having died out
Genes • Genes carry the characteristics of a species from one generation to the next.
Genes • Tiny pieces of matter in cells that carry the blueprints for characteristics.
Habitat • The Golden Lion Tamarin was released back into it’s natural habitat.
Habitat • A natural environment for native creatures.
Humid • Rainforests grow in very humid climates.
Humid • Containing a large amount of water vapor.
Observation • The little girl, through observation, will find out what types of insects live near the mushrooms.
Observation • The act of paying close attention.
Predators • These are the tamarins’ rainforest predators.
Predators • Animals that prey on others.
Reintroduction • The zoo keepers watched as they reintroduced the rhino to its natural habitat.
Reintroduction • The process of returning animals to their native habitats.