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Megafauna: Large animals, usually over 45 Kgs.
Anthropocene era: A proposed time period delineated the age during which human activity has been the dominant force on the environment and the climate.
Holocene Extinction: An ongoing extinction event of species due to human activity.
Fertility Rate: The number of babies an organism has in its lifetime.
Omnivory: The ability to eat food from two different trophic levels.
Bubble-Net Feeding: A cooperative hunting technique where groups of whales use bubbles to disorient fish prey.
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