wild animals

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Repeated and prolonged contact between humans and wild animals creates more opportunities for pathogens to move between species.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"For more than 20 years, hunts have carried on breaking the law and ignoring the ban on chasing and killing wild animals with dogs," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In the wild, animals do whatever they have to do to survive.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

"Direct contact with nature gave the friars legitimacy, special spiritual powers and access to valuable natural resources including timber, crops and wild animals," Dr. Ilko says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Perhaps not; she had never walked in his presence, the two-legged signal of “man” to wild animals.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George