Home for Pearl

habitat	a place where an animal lives MUST HAVE food, shelter, water & space
habitat diversity	the different plants, animals & physical things (water, trees) that are in a habitat
loss of habitat	changes in a habitat that affect the wildlife in the area*makes animals endangered
limiting factor	things like predators, disease, hunters, climate and pollution that make the number of a certain type of animals go down
endangered species	plant or animal in danger of becoming extinct
domesticated	animals that are tame, not wild, people keep them as pets ex: dogs ,cats ,cows
wildlife	animals that live free and take care of themselves ex: deer, robins worms
owl pellet	coughed up by an owl, contains parts the owl can’t digest (bones , teeth, fur)
adapt	process by which a species changes over time in order to survive in the environment around them
adaptation	improves an animals survival, a body part or activity that helps a living thing to survive
migration	an adaptation of traveling a great distance to survive in the winter
hibernation	long period of deep sleep used by some animals to survive the winter

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This program consists of a four-part videotape accompanied by an instructional guide with related
exercises and information. The video episodes follow a group of school children as they learn about
the differences between wild and domesticated animals, how injured wild animals are cared for and
when they can be returned to the wild, animal habitats, what kinds of wild animals live in or close to cities,
the roles of predators and prey, and how people can affect wildlife habitats. The tape ends with an
appropriate habitat being located for Pearl, a bald eagle recovering from injuries at a wildlife center.