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Recent Examples of domestic animalThese bugs can feed on people, domestic animals and wildlife.—Greta Cross, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025 Studies have demonstrated that the parasite responsible for Chagas disease has established itself in American wildlife, domestic animals, and insect vectors across multiple states.—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The ambient recordings include those of wildlife, domestic animals, and mobile-PA-system announcements of upcoming weddings.—Jim Quilty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025 And other parasitic infections that might come from domestic animals in the US, such as toxocariasis, don't typically lead to such critical illnesses.—ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for domestic animal
The care and keeping of others—my partners, my friends, my pets, eventually my children?
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
There are even picks for pets, plus Wicked, Frozen, Harry Potter, and The Nightmare Before Christmas calendars that bring a touch of holiday magic to December.
Jasper County Sheriff's Department Kristen Moore, director of wildlife for the Hattiesburg Zoo said the primates, native to Asia, are typically herbivores and generally prefer running away over attacking.
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Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
Scientists believe the dinosaur, a herbivore, was about 10 feet long.
Moreover, in every case, the ancestors were either insectivores or carnivores, with insect-eaters making the shift about three times more often than carnivores.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.
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Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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