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forage

[fawr-ij, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪdʒ, ˈfɒr- /


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Simply knowing a predator is nearby can alter where animals travel, when they are active, and how they forage, creating effects that spread throughout an ecosystem.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 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

They turn the children out to forage as soon as they can walk, and desert the elders to starve whenever they can, and the foraging children snatch food from the mouths of the helpless elders.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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