feral
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When, in 2014, Macquarie Island was finally cleared of rabbits, rats, mice and feral cats, which were killing 60,000 seabirds annually, populations rebounded to about 3.5 million seabirds of 13 species.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Instead, they come from a naturally mixed population in Southern California, often originating from feral colonies living in trees.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Things would soon get positively feral as Karol’s backing rock band, composed entirely of women, shredded through the outro of the song “TQG,” giving it a heavy metal edge.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
His first presidential campaign in 2016 was marked by a feral but highly developed gut instinct for what the public wanted, or at least what it thought it wanted.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
“Aramés, aramás, todavía nada más, ven aquí, ven acá,” The donkey’s words stirred up something fierce and feral in me and I grabbed the nearest stick I could find on the ground.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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