How to Use ungulate in a Sentence

ungulate

1 of 2 adjective

• How about the final final straw, the one that could have filled a whole barn with ungulate fodder bound up in bales eight feet high?
  — T. Coraghessan Boyle, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
• For example, rodent and ungulate species may transmit more viruses to us, but there are a lot of species in these groups.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2020
• That was surprising, because the ungulate-rich region should have been great territory for the graceful and speedy cats.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 6 Apr. 2017
• For years, wildlife agencies across the country have taken the model used to manage ungulate species like deer, elk and moose and applied it to carnivores.
  — Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2022
• For one, ungulate herds probably reached the critical population size long before humans did.
  — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 30 Dec. 2019
• Animal Adventure Park took the world by storm with its 24-hour feed of April and her ungulate family.
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 7 May 2017
• And fewer individuals of several ungulate species were found to be migrating.
  — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
• The kinds of journeys made by ungulate species likely reflect variations in the predictability of food sources and weather patterns, Kauffman says.
  — Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
• Though some research has found cattle also prefer to graze alongside prairie dogs, the rodent-ungulate relationship is fickle in ways that aren’t fully understood.
  — Ula Chrobak, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2021
• In earlier times, ungulate toe-bones (phalanges) were commonly used across various cultures to make ornaments, game pieces, handles, and figurines.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
• These management practices have demonstrated low success rates for grizzly hunters, with positive effects on the ungulate populations and very strong bear populations.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 22 June 2020
• This has caused many problems for Goody because animals such as cows, horses and giraffes put about 70 percent of their weight on their front legs, said Melissa McCartney, lead ungulate zookeeper.
  — Carolyn Wilke, sacbee, 18 Aug. 2017
• Since the department implemented game codes in 1984, ungulate populations on the Wind River Indian Reservation have soared.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2020

ungulate

2 of 2 noun

• At the time, ungulates had swarmed in Serengeti-like numbers.
  — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 11 Aug. 2016
• The bears are more likely to prey on live ungulates during the spring calving season.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• The sight of the wild ungulate in the city inspired a swell of community spirit.
  — Anna Webb, idahostatesman, 5 May 2017
• Why would a large terrestrial ungulate with long legs abandon its hooves in favor of claws?
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
• Culling ungulates—reindeer and cattle—from islands in the refuge has never gone down well with locals.
  — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
• In areas where tribes hunted deer and elk, fire created a mat of forage plants on the forest floor, a favorite food for the ungulates.
  — Kate Wiliams, The Seattle Times, 15 Oct. 2018
• This large mammal walked on long, spindly limbs — almost like a modern ungulate, such as a horse or zebra — yet its legs ended in massive, hooked claws.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
• Some of the larger herds of these moose-like ungulates make the longest land migrations of any mammal, trekking across frozen ice sheets in the north of Canada.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 29 Aug. 2017
• Puff into the Flextone All-N-One to attract ungulates with a kazoo-​like cry.
  — John Kennedy, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2020
• Like that of other ungulates, the scat generally takes the form of pellets during winter, when the diet consists of woody browse.
  — Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2020
• Rather, the pronghorn is an even-toed ungulate that can run faster than most any animal on Earth, with the exception of the African cheetah.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2023
• The researchers write that Sambar deer or Indian hog deer are the most likely species of ungulates that the antlers are derived from.
  — Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
• The researchers also looked for signs of other grazing animals like cattle and native ungulates.
  — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
• Similar results have been found in other families of mammals, like ungulates (deer, camels, and the like) and cetaceans (whales and dolphins).
  — Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2018
• For example, after killing an adult ungulate, many large predators leave some of the carcass behind, which can be an important source of food for scavengers.
  — Alex Jensen, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2025
• For example, after killing an adult ungulate, many large predators leave some of the carcass behind, which can be an important source of food for scavengers.
  — Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
• Wolves primarily feed on large ungulates, including deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, elk, moose, caribou, bison, and wild boar.
  — Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023
• As apex predators, pumas play an important role in their ecosystem, helping control populations of large ungulates, like deer, as well as small predators.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Dec. 2019
• Mezrich writes that Russian researchers have verified this theory using modern ungulates such as elk.
  — David Holahan, USA TODAY, 3 July 2017
• Unlike ungulates, which tend to grow their biggest antlers between the ages of 5 and 7, pronghorns tend to maximize their horn growth between ages 3 and 4.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
• According to Elbroch, the difference is that while large ungulates can obviously die all year long, most go down in winter, when most insects are scarce.
  — Jason Bittel, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2019
• According to the study, ungulates often chew on bones to get minerals like phosphorus, calcium and sodium into their diet.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 8 May 2017
• Tens of thousands of these ticks can latch onto a single moose, driving the ungulate to single-mindedly scratch off much of its coat to get rid of them, decreasing the moose’s foraging time.
  — Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
• Horse and saddle leather, wet Labrador retriever and rutting male ungulates are smells that seem never to stop drifting through my mind, just below the surface of consciousness.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2020
• Dry fields are also vulnerable to noxious weeds like leafy spurge and toadflax, which are toxic to cattle and unpalatable to native ungulates like deer and pronghorn antelope.
  — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
• The researchers also tested different types of hPSCs in a group of mammals called ungulates, which includes pigs and cows.
  — Study Summaries, Scientific American, 17 May 2023
• Many of these conservation leases have allowed wildlife such as elk, bighorn sheep, and other ungulates to expand their range by not having to compete for limited forage with livestock.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026
• To stem both poaching and human-wildlife conflict, park officials conducted regular helicopter drives to herd ungulates from adjacent fields back into the park.
  — Benedict Moran, National Geographic, 7 May 2019
• The small mammals weigh under 10 pounds and are the world's smallest ungulates, Global Wildlife Conservation says.
  — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2019
• Especially in late winter, the half-ton beasts often use the manmade trail to travel more easily and avoid wolves, a situation that’s safer for the big ungulates but much more dangerous for mushers and their teams.
  — Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Mar. 2020