Environment & Wildlife Vocabulary (Part 1)

2. When animals sleep deeply for a long time during the winter to save energy.
7. The variety of different plants and animals living in a place.
8. Species: Animals or plants that are at risk of disappearing forever.
9. Big changes in the Earth's weather patterns over a long time, often caused by humans burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests.
11. Animals with feathers, wings, and beaks that lay eggs and can fly.
13. A scientist who studies how living things interact with each other and their environment.
16. Animals that are awake and active during the day.
17. Animals that rely on their environment to regulate their body temperature.
19. Animals like insects, spiders, and crabs that have hard outer shells and jointed legs.
20. Harmful stuff in the air, water, or soil that makes it dirty or unhealthy.
21. Animals that have hair or fur, give birth to live babies, and produce milk to feed their young.
22. A wet area where plants and animals like frogs and ducks live.
23. When animals lose their homes because of things like cutting down trees or building cities.
24. Cutting down trees and forests, which can harm the animals and plants living there.

1. How endangered or safe a species is.
3. Someone who works to protect nature and wildlife.
4. Taking care of nature. It's about protecting plants, animals, and the places they live so that they can continue to thrive for a long time.
5. The home or living space where animals and plants naturally live.
6. Animals like frogs and salamanders that can live both in water and on land.
10. Animals that can regulate their own body temperature.
12. Animals that are awake and active during the night.
14. Animals like snakes and turtles that have scaly skin and lay eggs.
15. A community of living things (plants, animals, and other organisms) interacting with each other and the environment they live in.
18. Hunting animals illegally.