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Glossary
  
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Adverse Hostile, unfavorable
Aula Three feathers in front of a birds primary wing feathers.
Cap Top of a birds crown (head).
Carnivores The category of animals that prey or feed upon animals and insects. ( carni-, flesh; vore-, eater)
Codicil A supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will.
Diurnal Active mainly in the daytime.
Ecosystem Management The concept of resource management that considers land, water, air, plants, and animals to be an entire system that should be managed as a whole. All of these elements are interrelated (including man).
Ecotone The transition zone between communities, for example, the boundary between field and forest. Ecotones often are rich in species as they harbor species from adjoining communities and their predators.
Endangered A species is endangered when the total number of remaining members may not be sufficient to produce enough offspring to ensure survival of the species.
Endowment Fund An endowment fund is normally understood as a perpetual fund from which only the earnings (profit) are distributed. 
Euthanize To kill an incurably ill or injured animal to relieve suffering.
F.S.F.W.S.
 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/
F.S.W.
 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/
Flank The area of a bird above the thigh and below the wing.
Forage Herbaceous plant foods that are available to animals.
Foray To search for food.
Forb Any herbaceous plant other than grasses or grass-like plants. http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/
Habitat An area that provides an animal or plant with adequate food, water, shelter, and living space.
Herbivores The category of animals that feed on plants. ( herbi -, plant; - vore , eater)
ICU Intensive Care Unit
I.W.R.C. International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council http://www.iwrc-online.org/
invertebrate Any animal that lacks a vertebral column, or backbone, in contrast to vertebrates, all of which possess some form of cartilaginous or bony internal skeleton. Example: worms, snails, centipedes, slugs, and shrimp.
Legumes Plants that capture organic nitrogen from the air. These plants, which typically form seeds in pods include soybeans, peas, alfalfa, lespedeza, and locust plant.
Lemmings Lemmings are small mouse-like animals that live in the tundra. In summer they are brown, but in winter they are all white.
lespedeza Shrubby plant widely used for forage, soil improvement, and hay in southern United States
locust plant

Cassia - American Senna, Indian Senna. The flowers are pea-like, yellow, with a dark center and are borne in large clusters. The leaves are locust-like; that is, they are finely divided. The plants grow 4 feet to 5 feet tall and bloom in August and September.

Lore The area of the bird just above the beak and below the forehead.
Mantle The area of a bird just behind the head and above the back.
N.W.O.C.S. Northwest Ohio Community Shares http://www.communitysharesusa.org/members/ohio.htm
N.W.R.A. National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association http://www.nwrawildlife.org/home.asp
Nectar A sweet liquid produced by flowers and collected by bees, other insects, and hummingbirds.
Neotropical Migrants The category of migratory birds that spend the winter in Central and South America and return to North America to breed.
O.D.W.
 Ohio Division of Wildlife http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/
O.W.C. Ohio Wildlife Center http://www.ohiowildlifecenter.org/index.asp
O.W.R.A. Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitates Association http://www.owra.org/
Omnivores The category of animals that feed on both plants and animals. ( omni -, all; - vore , eater)
Pellet Just as you throw away your chicken bones, owls "throw away" the remains of their meals by coughing up a pellet containing the bones and fur of their prey.
Predator A mode of life in which food is primarily obtained by the killing and consuming of animals.
Program animal / bird
An animal that is a permanent resident at Nature's Nursery due to an injury or other circumstance that prevents it from being able to survive on their own. These animals are well cared for. We use these animals to educated the public about the perils that wildlife face, and the need for all of us to participate in their future.
Rabies A virus disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (including humans) that is transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death.
Sibling One of two or more animals having the same parents
Threatened Species A threatened species exhibits declining or dangerously low populations but still has enough members to maintain or increase numbers.
USF&W United States Fish and Wildlife Service    http://www.fws.gov/
Wildlife A broad term that includes non domesticated animals but not exclusively mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
ZOONOSES Zoonoses, or zoonotic diseases, are caused by infectious agents that are transmissible under natural circumstances from vertebrate animals to humans. Zoonoses may arise from wild or domestic animals or from products of animal origin.