Great Migrations

Migration

relocation, resettlement, movement

Define

describe correctly and thoroughly

Inherited

inborn, innate = having qualities, physical features that controlled by gene passed from their parent

Instinct (n)

nature, character

Instinctive (adj)

intuitive, natural, innate, inborn

Identify

discover, find, determine

Prolonged

expanded, lengthened

Linear

following a straight line

Overfeeding

eating more than they need for immediate purposes (over- = too much; i.e: oversensitive, overreact)

Allocation

distribution

Undistracted

able to concentrate fully on something

Temptation

attraction, lure, appeal

Undeterred

if you are undeterred by something, you do not allow it to stop you doing what you want

dive

go underwater

Voracious

very eager for something, especially a lot of food

Handout

something such as food, clothing, or money that is given free to someone who has a great need for it

Resist

avoid, refuse to accept, defend against

Distraction

something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing

Instinctive

based on natural tendency, not involving thought

Mate

(of two animals or birds) to have sex in order to produce young

Intent

intention, aim, goal, target, purpose

Converge

meet, come together

Evolution

growth, development

Hatch

(of a young bird, fish, insect, etc.) to come out of an egg

rear

look after, raise

Offspring

children

Complex

complicated, difficult to understand

Terrestrial mammals

animals giving birth to live young, not eggs and living on land rather than in the water or air

Beast

creature, animal

Seek

search for, look for

Vertical

straight up= pointing up in a line that forms an angle of 90° with a flat surface # horizontal

Predator

an animal that kills and eats other animals (prey).

Migration

movement from one region to another and often back again, esp. according to the season of the year

Deplete

reduce, eat up, lessen, exhaust, diminish # increase (de-= down, reduce, i.e: destroy, degradation)

Offspring

the young of animal

Intricate

complicated, complex # simple

cite

name, mention, refer to

Distinguish

differentiate, discriminate

Sensitive to

responsive to, reactive to, easily influenced by

Tender

easily hurt or damaged

Appropriate

suitable, proper, fitting

Fatten sb with

to become fatter by doing something.

In advance (of something)

before something happens

Phenomenon

a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen

Evolution

the gradual change and development of an idea, situation, or object

Detrimental

harmful, negative, damaging # beneficial

Resemble

look like, be similar to # differ

be notable for

be famous for

Invariance

constancy; stability # variance, difference

Severity

dangerousness, extremity, harshness

Constriction

restriction, limitation

Bottleneck

a place in a road where the traffic cannot pass easily, so that there are a lot of delays

plain

a large area of flat dry land

Traverse

cross, pass through, go over

Corridor

long, narrow passage, passage way

Crisis

disaster, catastrophe, trouble, hard times

Threaten

endanger, put smb/smt at risk

Choke off

to prevent something from happening

Conservation

protection, preservation, safeguarding

Agency

group, organization

Preserve

maintain, protect, conserve

Recognize

identify, know

Path

way, route

Jurisdiction

rules, legal decisions

Wisdom

understanding, intelligence, knowledge

Resoluteness

determination, perseverance