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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 .
See also Category:Feral children, Category:Invasive animal species. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. C. Feral cats (9 P)
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.
A feral pig is a domestic pig that has escaped or been released into the wild, and is living more or less as a wild animal, or one that is descended from such animals. [2] Zoologists generally exclude from the feral category animals that, although captive, were genuinely wild before they escaped. [3]
A feral horse is a free-roaming horse of domesticated stock. As such, a feral horse is not a wild animal in the sense of an animal without domesticated ancestors. However, some populations of feral horses are managed as wildlife, and these horses often are popularly called "wild" horses. Feral horses are descended from domestic horses that ...
Barn cats are sometimes feral or semi-feral, and the role of “barn cat” is often the choice of last resort for animal rescues that have felines who are not entirely socialized to human ...
Bos taurus (feral cattle) from Europe [249] Boselaphus tragocamelus (nilgai) in Texas [250] [245] Capra aegagrus (feral goat, bezoar ibex) from Europe [251] Hemitragus jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) from Asia (in New Mexico) Ovis aries (feral sheep) from Europe [252] Ovis aries musimon [181] Oryx gazella (gemsbok) in New Mexico [253] Sus scrofa ...
The term "feral" can be used to describe those animals that have been through the process of domestication but have returned to a wild state. "Domesticated" and "socialized" (tamed) do not mean the same thing, as it is possible for an individual animal of a domesticated species to be feral and not tame, and it is possible for an individual ...