ass |
a mammal with long legs and hooves that is closely related to the horse. A donkey is a domestic ass. Asses look like horses but are smaller and have longer ears. Wild asses live in Africa and Asia and are in danger of becoming extinct. [1/2 definitions] |
beast |
a part of human nature which is rude, cruel, or like a wild animal. [1/2 definitions] |
bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
bird feeder |
an outdoor device used for feeding wild birds. A bird feeder is typically filled with seeds and grain and hung from a tree branch or post. |
boar |
a wild pig that lives in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Boars that have escaped from farms are now common in the southeastern mountains of the United States. [1/2 definitions] |
bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Croatia and Serbia. The country is popular with tourists because of its wild forests and beautiful mountains. There are also interesting things to see in its old cities. Many people come to Bosnia and Herzegovina for skiing or hiking. |
Botswana |
Botswana is a country in Africa. Some of its neighbors are Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa. Botswana is a dry country with both desert and mountains. Raising cattle is one of the ways people in Botswana make a living. Another way is by mining to get diamonds and valuable metals. Botswana is home to many wild animals, such as elephants, lions, leopards, hippos, zebras, and buffalo. |
bounty |
a reward or payment for catching outlaws or killing certain kinds of wild animals. [1/2 definitions] |
bronco |
a wild or partly tamed horse or pony of the western United States. |
caribou |
A caribou is a kind of deer. Caribou have long legs and a long neck. They live in very cold parts of North America, mostly in Canada and Alaska. A caribou is really the same as a reindeer, but caribou is the name people use for reindeer that live wild in North America. |
cat1 |
any of the larger wild animals related to the kind of cat kept as a pet. Tigers, lions, and bobcats are all cats. Cats are carnivorous mammals. [1/2 definitions] |
cheetah |
a large, wild cat of Africa and southern Asia that has solid black spots on its fur. Cheetahs have long legs and are the fastest animal on land. Sometimes they are trained for hunting game. |
chinchilla |
a small mammal from the mountains of South America. Chinchillas are closely related to guinea pigs. They have very soft fur. In the wild, chinchillas live in tunnels called burrows. They eat grasses and other plants. |
cougar |
a common name for a puma, a large wild cat with tan fur. Cougars live in many parts of North and South America. They are carnivorous mammals. They are also called mountain lions or panthers. |
Croatia |
Croatia is a country in Europe. Two of its neighbors are Serbia and Slovenia. Croatia lies along the shore of a sea called the Adriatic. Many islands are part of Croatia too. Croatia has mountains, beaches, and a lot of land covered by forest. A big wild cat lives in Croatia's forests. It is called a "lynx." The sea around Croatia is home to dolphins. |
den |
the resting place of wolves, lions, and other large wild animals. [1/2 definitions] |
dingo |
a kind of wild dog found only in Australia. Dingoes have long legs, pointed ears, and yellowish brown or reddish brown fur. They hunt small mammals, but have learned to hunt sheep and cattle brought to Australia by European settlers. |
domestic |
living with and serving humans instead of living in the wild. [1/3 definitions] |
domesticate |
When people domesticate animals, they make them able to live with humans and be pets or working animals. After animals are domesticated, they are not wild anymore. |
domesticated |
of animals, made suited to the needs of humans and living close to humans rather than in the wild. [1/2 definitions] |