- digest-break down (food) in the alimentary canal into substances that can be absorbed and used by the body.
- distinctive-characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
- entwine-wind or twist together; interweave.
- grasslands-a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
- herbivores-an animal that feeds on plants.
- herd-a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live, feed, or migrate together or are kept together as livestock.
- idiosyncratic-relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.
- infrasound-sound waves with frequencies below the lower limit of human audibility.
- matriarch-a woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- proboscis-the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.
- sharp-witted- quick to notice and understand things.
- vigorous-strong, healthy, and full of energy.