城市野生动物

城市野生動物
chéngshì yěshēng dòngwù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 urban wildlife
  2. 2 wild animals living in cities

Examples

Chì fù sōngshǔ hé huángshǔláng dōu shì chángjiàn de chéngshì yěshēngdòngwù.
The red-bellied squirrel and the yellow weasel are both common urban wildlife.
Yánjiū rényuán zài gōngyuán lǐ ānzhuāng le shèxiàngtóu guānchá chéngshì yěshēngdòngwù.
Researchers installed cameras in the park to observe urban wildlife.

Tips

usage
Modern coinage from conservation biology — species that have adapted to living alongside humans (raccoons, foxes, magpies, sparrowhawks). Don't conflate with 流浪动物 (strays/feral domestic animals), which are escaped pets, not wildlife.

Stroke Order

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