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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 .
A feral animal is an animal living in the wild but descended from domesticated individuals. Feral may also refer to: Feral (comics), a Marvel Comics character; Feral (grape), a Portuguese wine grape; Feral (Mutant X) Feral (subculture), an Australian counter-cultural movement; Feral Brewing Company, an Australian brewery
A feral cat with a tipped ear, indicating it was neutered in a trap-neuter-return program. A feral cat or a stray cat is an unowned domestic cat (Felis catus) that lives outdoors and avoids human contact; it does not allow itself to be handled or touched, and usually remains hidden from humans.
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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. In some unlikely but observed cases, a feral dog that was not born wild but lived with a feral group can become rehabilitated to a domestic dog with an owner.
In 2019, a workshop hosted by the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group considered the New Guinea singing dog and the dingo to be feral dogs (Canis familiaris), which therefore should not be assessed for the IUCN Red List. [21] In 2020, the American Society of Mammalogists considered the dingo a synonym of the domestic dog. [22]
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A feral farm cat, showing numerous healed injuries from past fights with other cats. The farm cat, also known as a barn cat, is a domestic cat, usually of mixed breed, that lives primarily outdoors, in a feral or semi-feral condition on agricultural properties, usually sheltering in outbuildings.