The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home

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The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home

• Vocabulary Day 1

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habitat

• The coyote blended into his natural habitat.
• A natural environment for native creatures

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habitat

• Example The place (desert, plains, etc) where
  the animal lives is its habitat.
• Non-example The mall is not a foxs habitat.

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predators

• The predators are most feared animals because
  they are ones who hunt the weaker animals.
• Animals that prey on others

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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.

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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.

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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.

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extinction

• My brother wishes that dinosaurs wouldnt have
  become extinct so that he could own one.
• The condition of having died out.

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extinction

• Example The woolly mammoth is extinct. The
  dinosaur is extinct.
• Non-example The giant panda is endangered but
  not extinct.

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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

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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.

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humid

• The humidity made the air feel much warmer and we
  couldnt get cool!
• Containing a large amount of water vapor.

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humid

• Example Humidity in the air makes you sweaty
  and sticky.
• Non-example Wind is not humidity. The sun is
  not humidity.

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dilemma

• We had a major dilemma because we didnt know
  which way to turn and we were already running
  late.
• A situation in which one is given difficult
  choices to make.

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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.

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captive

• The soldiers were held captive during the war
  when they were in enemy territory.
• Captured held against ones will.

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Captive

• Example Animals in the cages are being held
  captive since they cant get out.
• Non-example Animals living in the wild are not
  captive.

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genes

• My sister got her red hair from my dads genes
  since people on his side of the family have red
  hair.
• Tiny pieces of matter in cells that carry the
  blueprints for characteristics.

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gene

• Example
• A puppy gets its coloring from the genes his
  parents passed down.
• Non-example the jeans I wear to school are not
  genes!

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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.

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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.

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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
  partners response!