Explain the words in bold

stripes (n): полосы (long lines which are a different colour from the area next to them)
hides (v): прячется (goes somewhere that he cannot be easily seen by others)
hunts (v): охотится (chases and kills wild animals for food)
dangerous (adj): опасный (likely to harm or hurt you)
head (n): зд. глава (leader) heavy (adj): тяжелый (weighing a lot)
trunks (n): хоботы (the long noses elephants have)
horn (n): рог (hard pointed thing that grows out of an animal’s head)
alone (adv): в одиночку (not with anyone else)
mud (n): грязь (sticky mixture of earth and water)