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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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Extant only as a domestic or feral animal
camel
1 a : the one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) extant only as a domestic or feral animal -called also dromedary
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What is the definition saying? I think a animal would exist either as a domestic or feral. There is no in-between stage, is there?
1 a : the one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) extant only as a domestic or feral animal -called also dromedary
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
What is the definition saying? I think a animal would exist either as a domestic or feral. There is no in-between stage, is there?
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Domestic = maintained by man Feral = once maintained by man, but escaped or released into the wild and breeding successfully there. Feral animals are animals that have gone wild in a region not native to them. Wild = undomesticated; in its natural condition.
- Domestic = maintained by man Feral = once maintained by man, but escaped or released into the wild and breeding successfully there.
- Feral animals are animals that have gone wild in a region not native to them.
- Wild = undomesticated; in its natural condition.
- The dromedary was introduced into Australia as a beast of burden, but numbers were released or escaped and there is now a large feral population there.
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Domestic = maintained by man
Feral = once maintained by man, but escaped or released into the wild and breeding successfully there. Feral animals are animals that have gone wild in a region not native to them.
Wild = undomesticated; in its natural condition.
The dromedary was introduced into Australia as a beast of burden, but numbers were released or e
Feral = once maintained by man, but escaped or released into the wild and breeding successfully there. Feral animals are animals that have gone wild in a region not native to them.
Wild = undomesticated; in its natural condition.
The dromedary was introduced into Australia as a beast of burden, but numbers were released or e
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Okay. That dromedary is not native to Australia. Suppose, Africa was its natural habitat. That would mean it's no longer found in wild state in its native region.
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