Vocabulary

• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• for instance: As an example.
• prey on: To victimize or exploit someone, especially someone vulnerable.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• instance: An example of something; case
• evolve: To develop certain features
• spot: A certain place or area
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• shrink: To become smaller
• tiny: Very, very small
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• steer: A cow
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• thigh: Upper part of a bird's leg, e.g. eaten as food
• prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
• formidable: Powerful; causing fear and deserving respect
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• swipe: To pass a magnetic card through a digital reader
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• fluff: Soft light material, full of air
• razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
• forest: Large area with many trees
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• puny: Small and weak; unlikely to flourish
• alpine: Concerning mountains or mountain ranges
• outback: Wild uninhabited parts in the center of Australia
• keel: Long central strip along the bottom of a boat
• dodo: Extinct heavy flightless bird related to pigeons