Word Definitions - Tumblr Posts

Hello there, just a quick post with different definitions(?) of words and my psots, it will be updated in general.

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🌿Oriental shorthair cat

🌿Maned wolf

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Cathemeral animals: those which are sporadically active during parts of both day and night

Crepuscular animals: those which are primarily active during the twilight period, being matutinal, vespertine, or both.

Diurnal animals: those which are active during the day

Matutinal animals: those which are active at dawn

Monoestrus: having one estrus cycle per year

Nocturnal animals: those which are active at night

Pelage: the fur, hair or wool of a mammal

Regurgitation: the action of bringing swallowed food up to the mouth

Twilight period: the period of time before sunrise and after sunset.

Vespertine animals: those which are active at dusk

IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature

IBAMA: Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources

CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (of Wild Fauna and Flora)

ICMBio: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation