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GLOSSARY

adaptations (ad-ap-TAY-shunz): Ways groups of animals change
over time to help them survive, including changes in the way they
look and act

camouflage (KAM-uh-flazh): Colors or patterns that help animals
blend in with their surroundings

cold-blooded (KOHLD BLUHD-id): Cold-blooded animals use their
surroundings to change their body temperature

herbivores (HUR-buh-vorz): Animals that eat only plants

predators (PRED-uh-turz): Animals that hunt and eat other animals

prey (PRAY): Animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals

species (SPEE-sheez): One certain kind of animal within a group;
A loggerhead is a species within the sea turtle group.

venomous (VEN-uhm-uhss): Animals that inject poison through a
bite or sting

INDEX

camouflage 18, 19 lizard(s) 5, 14, 15, 17, 19
chameleon(s) 15, 21 tortoise(s) 5, 7, 12, 13

crocodiles 5, 10, 11 turtle(s) 5, 6, 7, 9, 10
eggs 6 venomous 14

geckos 20
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