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A feral (from Latin fera 'a wild beast') animal or plant is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals. As with an introduced species , the introduction of feral animals or plants to non-native regions may disrupt ecosystems and has, in some cases, contributed to extinction of indigenous species .
In County Kerry, Ireland, wild bog ponies have been known since at least the 1300s. More than 700 feral wild horses live in the foothills of Cincar Mountain, between Livno and Kupres, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in an area of roughly 145 km 2 (56 sq mi). These animals, which descend from horses set free by their owners in the 1950s, enjoy a ...
A feral pig is a domestic pig which has gone feral, meaning it lives in the wild. The term feral pig has also been applied to wild boars, which can interbreed with domestic pigs. [1] They are found mostly in the Americas and Australia. Razorback and wild hog are sometimes used in the United States refer to feral pigs or boar–pig hybrids.
The term "wild horse" is also used colloquially in reference to free-roaming herds of feral horses; for example, the mustang in the United States, [15] and the brumby in Australia. [16] These feral horses are untamed members of the domestic horse (Equus caballus), not to be confused with the truly "wild" horse subspecies extant into modern times.
Mustangs in Wyoming. Management of free-roaming feral and semi-feral horses, (colloquially called "wild") on various public or tribal lands in North America is accomplished under the authority of law, either by the government of jurisdiction or efforts of private groups. [1]
When it comes to populations of feral cats, the situation is a complex ones. Though feral, these creatures are not actually wild animals, and they only exist in our environment because humans have ...
I can still remember the first feral hog I ever saw in South Texas. It would have been about 1988 at Bill Carter’s Sombrerito Ranch just north of Laredo. Carter had declared war on the hogs and ...
Feral dogs live in a wild state with no food and shelter intentionally provided by humans and show a continuous and strong avoidance of direct human contact. The distinction between feral, stray, and free-ranging dogs is sometimes a matter of degree, and a dog may shift its status throughout its life.