| Glossary Term | Glossary Definition |
|---|
| anthropomorphic | To attribute human form or feelings to a non-human species or object. |
| anthropomorphism | To attribute human form or feelings to a non-human species or object |
| arthropod | A very diverse phylum (a major grouping of animals) that includes crustaceans, insects and arachnids. All arthropods have paired jointed limbs and a hard external skeleton (exoskeleton). |
| ascasc | csdsdc |
| brachiation | In some primates, a method of locomotion when the animal swings hand over hand from branch to branch |
| ca | dsczxc |
| canids | A member of the canidae family (the dog family); which includes all living dogs, wolves, jackals and foxes |
| cannibalistic | Feeding on other individuals of the same species |
| cephalopod | From the Greek for ?head-foot?, a class of molluscs that occur only in marine habitats. All species have grasping tentacles, and either an internal or external shell. Includes nautiloids, cuttlefish, squids, octopuses, and extinct ammonites and belemnites |
| cephalopods | From the Greek for head-foot, a class of molluscs that occur only in marine habitats. All species have grasping tentacles, and either an internal or external shell. Includes nautiloids, cuttlefish, squids, octopuses, and extinct ammonites and belemnites. |
| Crocodiles | scaly reptile |
| cyanobacteria | A group of bacteria that are able to photosynthesise and contain the pigment chlorophyll. They used to be known as blue-green algae. They are thought to have been the first organisms to produce oxygen; fossil cyanobacteria have been found in 3000 million year old rocks. As they are responsible for the oxygen in the atmosphere they have played an essential role in influencing the course of evolution on this planet. |
| dcs | zxcsxc |
| echolocation | Detecting objects by reflected sound. Used for orientation and detecting and locating prey by bats and cetacea (whales and dolphins). |
| electron microscopy | A microscope capable of extremely high magnification, commonly used to view objects too small to be adequately seen through the usual (optical) microscope |
| entomologist | People who study insects |
| ethologist | The scientific study of animal behavior considered as a branch of zoology |
| Etosha | fish |
| monoculture | The destruction of a diverse ecosystem and replacement with a single species or crop. This is common practice in modern agriculture, where large acreages of crops are grown for sale to other regions or countries. Monocultures deplete the soil, and fruits and vegetables become more susceptible to pests and disease than those grown in a diverse crop environment, thus requiring larger amounts of chemical sprays. |
| mycology | The scientific study of fungi (one of the taxonomic kingdoms, separate from plants and animals. They obtain nutrients by absorbing organic compounds from the surrounding environment) |
| Namibia's | dfdfg |
| pupation | The process of becoming a pupa, the stage of an insects development, when huge changes occur that reorganise the larval form into the adult form. In butterflies the pupa is also called a chrysalis. |
| refugium | An area, which due to its evolutionary history contains a wealth of biodiversity (genes, species and ecosystems). |
| sca | \ax\zx |
| sdvsdv | xcvdcv |
| symbiotic | Relationship in which two organisms form a close association, the term is now usually used only for associations that benefit both organisms (a mutualism). |
| techni-colour | A process of making colour motion films using synchronized monochrome films, each of a different colour, which are later superimposed to produce a full colour print |
