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# wildlife

«wildlife» in Mova's school dictionary: **Wild animals, birds, insects and plants that live free in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (wildlife — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Wild animals, birds, insects and plants that live free in nature, not kept by people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and geography, wildlife lives in habitats like forests, oceans and wetlands; people protect wildlife in parks and reserves. In outdoor safety, never feed or touch wild animals, keep your distance and take rubbish home. Phrases: wildlife park, wildlife reserve, protect wildlife, local wildlife, wildlife habitat.

### examples

- We saw lots of wildlife on our walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/#x1)
- Please don't feed the wildlife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/#x2)
- Kangaroos and koalas are Australian wildlife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/#x3)
- The wetlands are home to rare wildlife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/#x4)
- Litter can hurt wildlife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/#x5)
- Keep your dog on a lead to protect wildlife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: "a lot of wildlife", not "wildlifes". It is one word. Safety: wild animals can bite, sting or carry disease even if they look cute; watch from far away.

### In the corpora

- [City pigeons often get string or hair tangled round their toes, which can cut into the foot; wildlife rescuers carefully remove it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/221-pigeons-head-bobbing-homing-and-city-cliffs/10/)
- [If you find an injured wild bird, tell an adult who can call a wildlife rescue, because wild animals need special care.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/226-kindness-to-wild-animals/12/)
- [Experts such as wildlife rescues handle them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/5/)
- [An injured wild animal may bite, so you do not pick it up; an adult can call a wildlife rescue.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/69-spiders-snakes-and-wild-neighbours/16/)
- [A koala, wombat or other wild animal hurt on the road should be helped by wildlife rescue, not by children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/70-respecting-wild-animals/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wildlife» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wildlife/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.