forage
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Bumblebees usually forage within about 1.5 km of their nests, giving them fewer opportunities to avoid local pollution.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
It enabled our ancestors to forage for food and water during the hottest period of the day, with sweat to keep them from overheating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
The rescue service said the prolonged harsh weather conditions placed significant strain on many wildlife species that relied on calmer conditions to forage successfully.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
On August 12, he dragged himself out of the bus to forage for berries, after posting a plea for assistance in the unlikely event that someone would stop by while he was away.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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We were planning adventures, date nights and what we would cook with our forages from the farmers market.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Not the kind you get at a tiny restaurant with exposed brick and a chef who forages.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
Rayan Ait-Nouri forages forward from left back for Wolves, reaching the box and managing to get a shot away.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
A curious sea otter pup peeks out from behind a column of kelp while it forages for crabs or snails off California’s Monterey Bay.
From National Geographic ● Nov. 14, 2023
Emma didn’t mind his experiments with her flowers or his forages into her sewing box for threads to use in his experiments.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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She said they were important to island ecosystems as they dropped seeds as they foraged, helping forest regeneration, and were a key indicator species for overall ecosystem health.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But officials said the man, who was described as being of “Hispanic descent,” died after eating wild mushrooms foraged at a regional park in the county.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
Their diet centered on smaller marine mammals including harbor seals and harbor porpoises, and they usually traveled and foraged in groups of about five.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025
“With these foraged apples, you can sprinkle that in to add complexity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
She had often observed the dassies as they foraged for grass.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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He's already been out in his kayak to catch fish, he's been foraging for mushrooms and berries, and he's enjoyed vegetables from his neighbour's croft.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It also serves as a winter foraging site for Cook Inlet beluga whales, whose numbers have dropped to around 300.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"For a colony, a 13 percent reduction in foraging can be consequential," Couvillon said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The species at one time bred along the Exmoor coastline, which continues to provide ideal foraging, including an abundance of fish, and breeding habitat for the birds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The amount of food the rabbits produced was not very large, but once inside the wood the bird clearly felt safer and was able to hobble about and do some foraging for itself.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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