How to Use fauna in a Sentence

fauna

noun
  • The flora, the fauna, the welcome mystery of the open trail stretched before you.
    Arielle Pardes, WIRED, 3 July 2019
  • Learn about the variety of flora and fauna found in the area.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
  • But the history of the forest is as diverse as the fauna that call it home.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The other side of the road is the mountain with cape flora and fauna in abundance.
    Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
  • The flora and fauna feature more than 1,700 plant species as well as chamois, boars and deer.
    David Unsworth, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The wild pigs are not native, just as so much flora and fauna here.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • When the snow melts, the sunny peaks come alive with diverse flora and fauna.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But that wasn't all the world's fauna had planned -- just watch the video above to see just how much animals love sport!
    Noura Abou Zeinab, CNN, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Walk through the many trails to try to spot local wildlife and more than 2,000 species of local flora and fauna.
    Jessica Booth, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
  • There’s just no equal with its unique landscape, seascape and flora and fauna.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • But although the flora was silent, the fauna was chatty.
    Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
  • There tend to be more diverse flora and fauna, instead of fields of monocrops.
    Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
  • The plants will attract and help to maintain species of rare and endangered fauna.
    Lucy Warren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Arriving at the park, the two began their hourslong trek taking in the fauna and flora of the area.
    Eric V. Copage, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The great outdoors wouldn’t be so great without all the wondrous flora and fauna.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Not only is the beauty of the flora captured, but the spirit of the fauna is expressed as well.
    Homes & Gardens Of The Northwest Staff, OregonLive.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Red squirrels have been a part of Britain’s native fauna for thousands of years.
    Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2022
  • On the food front, researchers have done a bit of combining flora and fauna.
    Sarah Scoles, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Would that really be so much to ask of the Boeddekers, and of the local flora and fauna?
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Dana Village marks the start of the nine-mile Wadi Dana hiking trail that spans the reserve and its flora and fauna.
    New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The world’s flora and fauna have evolved to operate in the natural cycle of day and night.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
  • But these are people here to appreciate the desert landscape, the flora and fauna, the run-down cabins, the wind and the sand.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2018
  • There are, of course, many other types of flora and fauna covering the 3-acre space.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 10 Oct. 2019
  • At that rate, how will oaks and poppies and all us remaining fauna fare in the next few centuries?
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
  • On the way back, boats will pass the commercial piers and a mangrove area, home to iguanas, birds, and local fauna.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Even loose dirt left on one’s boots from a trip to a farm can be a source of contaminants to the local flora and fauna.
    Erica Kasper, WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Learn about the variety of flora and fauna that may be found within this area.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The artist traveled to the island for nine weeks in 1939 and painted Hawaii’s lush, colorful fauna.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 30 May 2018
  • This setting is not a place of wonder filled with peculiar flora and fauna, but a gaping, uninviting void.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Big cities like Rome and Paris are already transitioning to warmer weather and are blooming with architecture, flora and fauna that will give you a change of scenery.
    Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025

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