captivity

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Across the Union and the Confederacy, soldiers went from the horrors of war to the suffering of captivity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers selected 23 hybrid tortoises with the closest genetic links to the extinct subspecies and began breeding them in captivity on Santa Cruz island.

From BBC

From captivity, Ramirez had little idea that a behind-the-scenes effort was underway to secure the release of the three US prisoners, he told the BBC in an interview.

From BBC

Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia, the European allies said in their statement.

From BBC

Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia.

From BBC