Feral

A feral animal or plant is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state.

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Wyoming Mustang (feral)courtesy of U.S. BLMWild Horse and Burro Program

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Animals

A feral animal is one that has reverted from the domesticated state to a stable condition more or less resembling the wild.

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Plants

Domesticated plants that revert to wild are usually referred to as escaped, introduced, or naturalized. However, the adaptive and ecological variables seen in plants that go wild closely resemble those of animals.

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Feral related Images and Photos (experimental)

Feral Child Quarrelling with Wolf Cubs Over Food 5 of 5