| A | B |
| bleached | whitened by sun or chemical |
| carcasses | dead animal bodies |
| decay | rotting |
| parasites | living things that live in or on another animal |
| scrawny | skinny, lean, underweight |
| starvation | process of starving, suffering from hunger |
| suspicions | beliefs, ideas, thoughts that might be true |
| tundra | vast, treeless plain in arctic |
| scarce | not enough, rare, limited supply |
| sustain | provide for; supply necessities like food, water |
| vegetation | plant life |
| remote | far away, long distance from others |
| predator | organism that preys upon another |
| perished | died of natural causes |
| sire | to father an offspring |