--- title: Wild animals: keep away, never feed — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Wild animals: keep away, never feed», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Wild animals are not pets: even a calm-looking bear, alligator, kangaroo or fox can bite, scratch or charge if it feels cornered, sur --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Wild animals: keep away, never feed # Wild animals: keep away, never feed Lesson 26 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 22 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/26-wild-animals/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/0/) — Wild animals are not pets: even a calm-looking bear, alligator, kangaroo or fox can bite, scratch or charge if it feels cornered, surprised or protective of its young. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/1/) — The two golden rules are keep your distance and never feed wild animals: an animal that gets used to human food loses its fear of people, comes looking for more and may get aggressive, and often has to be put down. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/2/) — In bear country such as Alaska, Canada and Colorado, hikers stay in groups, talk or make noise so bears hear them coming, keep food locked away, and never run from a bear, but back away slowly while talking calmly. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/3/) — In Florida, alligators live in lakes, ponds and canals, so children stay well back from the water's edge, swim only in safe marked places in daylight and keep pets away from the water. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/4/) — In Australia, kangaroos can kick and scratch hard, and in spring magpies swoop to guard their nests: cover your head, walk quickly away from the nest area, and get off and walk your bike. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/6/) — Campers in Canada left food in their tent; a bear came in the night to get it, and the park rangers later had to put the bear down because it had learnt to look for food near people. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/7/) — A boy in Florida went close to a pond's edge to look at a small alligator; a bigger one lunged out of the water, and he only just jumped back in time. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/8/) — Never feed wild animals; food from people makes them lose their fear and can make them dangerous. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/9/) — A mother animal protecting her babies is especially dangerous. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/10/) — Never run from a bear; back away slowly and talk calmly. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/11/) — Making noise on a hike helps bears hear you coming and move away. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/12/) — Food, rubbish and even toothpaste must be stored away from bears at a campsite. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/13/) — Alligators live in fresh water all over Florida, even in small ponds and canals. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/14/) — It is against the law to feed wild alligators in Florida. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/15/) — Alligators can lunge very fast over a short distance, in the water and on land. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/16/) — Male kangaroos can kick and scratch very hard, so they should be watched from a distance. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/17/) — Australian magpies swoop people in spring to protect their nests. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/18/) — Foxes and badgers may bite if they are cornered or touched. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/19/) — Moose in Alaska and Canada are huge and can charge and kick, so they can be dangerous, especially mothers with calves. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/20/) — The best way to enjoy wild animals is to watch them quietly from far away. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/21/) — Wild animals that are fed by people lose their fear and become more dangerous, and often have to be killed. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/26-wild-animals/22/) — Wild animals with babies are most likely to attack. - ← previous: [Snakes, spiders and scorpions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/25-snakes-spiders-and-scorpions/) - next →: [Caring for pets](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)