adult

The grown-up animal.


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An adult koala sleeping
https://pixabay.com/en/photos/?q=koala+&hp=&image_type=all&order=popular&cat=&min_width=&min_height=


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Pronunciation provided by Patrice Miller

blind

Someone who is blind cannot use their eyes to see.  


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A girl with a blindfold on.
https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-child-blindfold-blind-concept-copy-space-image94475752


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deaf

Someone who is deaf cannot hear sounds like other people


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A deaf child using the smartphone's cam to talk in sign language with another friend.
https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-deaf-girl-talking-using-sign-language-smartphone-s-cam-smiling-image61461062


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eucalyptus

It is pronounced /juːkəˈlɪptəs/.  This tree grows naturally in  Australia.  It is the main home of the koala.  Products of this tree are its wood and eucalyptus oil. 


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Eucalyptus leaves
https://pixabay.com/en/eucalyptus-leaf-leaves-tree-trees-2711285/



habitat

The habitat of an animal is where it lives in nature or its home.


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Eucalyptus trees
https://pixabay.com/en/eucalyptus-trees-australian-forest-1414175/


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herbivore

An herbivore /hɚˈbɪvərə/ is an animal that will only eat plants.


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A rabbit eating clover in the grass.
https://pixabay.com/en/rabbit-hare-animal-cute-adorable-1903016/



instinct

Something you know without learning or thinking about it.



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mammal

A mammal is an animal that feeds its babies milk.  


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https://pixabay.com/en/photos/?q=mother+cat&hp=&image_type=all&order=popular&cat=&min_width=&min_height=


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marsupial

A mammal that carries its babies in a pouch.




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nocturnal

Nocturnal /nɑkˈtɚnl̟/ animals mainly come out at night to eat and move around.  They sleep during the day.


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A wombat is nocturnal like koalas.
https://pixabay.com/en/photos/?q=wombat&hp=&image_type=all&order=&cat=%28%27animals%27%2C+u%27Animals%27%29&min_width=&min_height=



nutrition

Nutrition means to eat the right foods so you are healthy and grow properly.



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parasite

An animal that lives on another animal and gets food or protection from it.


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Example of a parasite, a cayenne tick
https://pixabay.com/en/photos/?q=parasite&hp=&image_type=&order=popular&cat=&min_width=&min_height=


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pouch

A pocket of skin, on the mom's stomach of kangaroos, wombats and koalas, used to carry their babies.




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rarely

not very often



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territory

An area of land that an animal uses and protects.


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Eucalyptus trees are the territory that koalas live in.
https://pixabay.com/en/eucalyptus-trees-eucalyptus-dharwad-239509/


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Pronunciation provided by Patrice Miller

unique

used to say that something or someone is unlike anything or anyone else



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