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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 .
Others call it Feral Week. The period between Christmas and New Year's Eve is the perfect time to do nothing — and experts say we need it. Erin Donnelly. December 23, 2024 at 7:00 AM.
A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience of human care, social behavior, or language. Such children lack the basics of primary and secondary socialization . [ 1 ]
Philip Jose Farmer's anthology Mother Was A Lovely Beast: A Feral Man Anthology, Fiction And Fact About Humans Raised By Animals (1974) collects several stories of fictional feral children. Jane Yolen's Passager (1996), the first of the Young Merlin trilogy of short novels, depicts a slightly more realistic view of such childhood.
Take, for example, this formerly feral “barn cat” who is getting his first taste of what life is like when you have a human to take care of you. In this case, it’s a brand new, heated cat ...
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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
Genie (born 1957) is the pseudonym of an American feral child who was a victim of severe abuse, neglect, and social isolation. Her circumstances are prominently recorded in the annals of linguistics and abnormal child psychology. [1] [2] [3] When she was approximately 20 months old, her father began keeping her in a locked room. During this ...