wild animal

Example Sentences

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“Can you imagine, you get a wild animal from nature and put four walls around the animal, for people to get inside, drink coffee, and touch them?” asks Aidar.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

She spoke to the BBC having won a legal battle against Uttlesford District Council in June, after it refused her a wild animal licence.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Today’s readers might recoil at the thought of a Scotsman making a pet out of a wild animal caught in southern Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The recent wildlife sightings have caused her to rethink which wild animal will be the first to cross.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

I talked to him real soft and gentle and low, like he was a wild animal that I was trying to get to take food out of my hand.

From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo