城市野生动物

城市野生動物
chéngshìyěshēngdòngwù
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Chìfù sōngshǔ hé huángshǔláng dōu shì chángjiàn de chéngshìyěshēngdòngwù.
The red-bellied squirrel and the yellow weasel are both common urban wildlife.
Yánjiū rényuán zài gōngyuán lǐ ānzhuāngle shèxiàngtóu guānchá chéngshìyěshēngdòngwù.
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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