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Cathemeral: Active intermittently throughout the day and night, rather than exclusively during the day or night.
Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Genus: A category used in taxonomy, which is below ‘family' and above ‘species'. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a ‘binomial' Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.
Invertebrates: Animals with no backbone.
Primary: Relating to forest, forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
Quadrupedally: Walking on all fours.
Secondary rainforest: Forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.
Sexual dimorphism: When males and females of the same species differ in appearance.
Slash-and-burn: The cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create space for agriculture or livestock.
Territorial: An animal, a pair of animals or a colony that occupies and defends an area.