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Glossary of Wildlife Terms

herbivorous: Feeds on grasses and other vegetation

carnivorous: Feeds on animal food and insects

omnivorous: Eats both animal and vegetable food

polygamous: Describes animal that breeds with more than one female

rut: Refers to a periodic sexual excitement or heat especially of male

eclipse: Refers to plumage of male birds when they lose their bright plumage after breeding, and for a few weeks resemble females

 

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