Fun Zoo Words

Dirurnal

Day

Nocturnal

Night

Crepuscular

Dawn and Dusk

Cathemeral

Irregular, any time

Monocular

Eyes on the side of the side of the head, 2 separate images, little / no overlap

Binocular

Close together, large overlap of 2 fields to form 1 image

Plantigrade

Walking on sloes with heel touching ground -bears, humans

Digitigrade

Walking on toes -cats, dogs, birds

Unguligrade

Walking on tips of tips of digit-horse, cow

Terrestrial

Living on the ground

Arboreal

Primarily tree dwelling

Scansorial

Climbing method of progression

Saltatorial

Hopping or jumping method proopprogressionprogressionprogression

Brachiation

Primate loco motion arm swinging, hand over hand