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Recent Examples of domestic animal
While typically preying on small mammals, bobcats may also target domestic animals, such as chickens or small livestock.
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Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
It has been detected in wild animals like bears, foxes, seals, and skunks, domestic animals like cats and dogs, and zoo animals like tigers and leopards.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Maasai herders, from whose lands the reserve was carved, are prohibited from bringing their cattle to the reserve because the domestic animals are thought to take precious forage away from wild migrants.
—Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
They are also designed to protect park wildlife from diseases carried by domestic animals.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
It has been detected in wild animals like bears, foxes, seals, and skunks, domestic animals like cats and dogs, and zoo animals like tigers and leopards.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
Maasai herders, from whose lands the reserve was carved, are prohibited from bringing their cattle to the reserve because the domestic animals are thought to take precious forage away from wild migrants.
—Bygeoffrey Kamadi, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
They are also designed to protect park wildlife from diseases carried by domestic animals.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal
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What's Delta Dog Policy Passengers traveling with pets must meet a long list of requirements as laid out by Delta Airlines on their official website.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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This special need has been Ralph’s only real barrier to finding a forever home as a single pet.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Oxpeckers offer great grooming services in return for a nutritious diet of fleas and dead skin from herbivores.Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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Even dedicated carnivores will be wooed by the sophisticated, hyperseasonal vegetarian-plus-oysters cooking at Oyster Oyster.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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As the plant-eaters became larger, so did the carnivores, and a broad array of impressive reptiles emerged that thrived through the Jurassic and Cretaceous.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Here’s how to manage groundhogs Moles Moles are insectivores, tunneling to find food.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Among the species declines that have led to billions fewer birds in North America over the last half-century, grassland birds and aerial insectivores have been hit especially hard, having lost many bugs that once fed them.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animal. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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