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Zoos – Glossary
breed verb [intransitive] habitat noun [countable]
if animals breed, they become the parents of young the type of place that a particular animal usually
animals lives in or a particular plant usually grows in, for
The birds have bred successfully for the past six example a desert, forest, or lake
years. a rare bird that is in danger of losing its natural
habitat
cage noun [countable]
a container made of wire or metal bars and used for inspire verb [transitive]
keeping birds or animals in to give someone the enthusiasm to do or create
something
captivity noun [uncountable] Inspired by her example, other zoologists have
a situation in which wild animals are kept in a begun working with apes in the wild.
place such as a park or zoo instead of living in
their natural environment marine adjective
crocodiles that were born in captivity living in or happening in the sea
marine life/animals
confined adjective
a confined space is so small that you cannot move preserve verb [transitive]
around in it easily to take care of a place or building in order to
prevent it from being harmed or destroyed
deforestation noun [uncountable]
the process of removing the trees from an area of puddle noun [countable]
land a small pool of water, especially on a road after
rain
depressed adjective
if you are depressed, you feel very unhappy recreate verb [transitive]
because of a difficult or unpleasant situation that to make something exist again
you feel you cannot change
skill noun [uncountable]
documentary noun [countable] the ability to do something well, usually as a result
a film or television programme that deals with real of experience and training
people and events
surroundings noun [plural]
educational value noun [uncountable] all the things that are present in a place and that
the degree to which someone or something is form the experience of being there
important or useful pleasant/comfortable/beautiful surroundings
educational/nutritional value
virtually adverb
endangered species noun [countable] used for emphasizing that a statement is almost
a type of animal or plant that may soon become completely true
extinct (disappear from the world)
whale noun [countable]
entertainment noun [countable/uncountable] a very large sea animal that breathes air through a
performances that people enjoy hole on the top of its head
environment noun [countable] wildlife noun [uncountable]
the place in which people live and work, including animals, birds, and plants that live in natural
all the physical conditions that affect them conditions
extinction noun [uncountable] wolf noun [countable]
the situation when an animal, plant, or language no a wild animal similar to a large dog that lives in
longer exists groups
species that are in danger of extinction

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