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  • Even supposing that Felis domesticus is a wild animal, how many wild animals have the inborn instinct to cope with one ton hunks of metal travelling at 40 mph?

    December 14th, 2004 2004

  • Little to no thought was given to how they would respond to attempts at creating new domesticus subspecies.

    Peter Hanlon: Fish as Food, Fish as Wildlife: Four Fish (a Book Review) 2010

  • When Charley only nodded, Isabelle continued, enjoying this riff on the life of mus domesticus, the beloved house mouse.

    Falling In Frances O’Roark Dowell 2010

  • When Charley only nodded, Isabelle continued, enjoying this riff on the life of mus domesticus, the beloved house mouse.

    Falling In Frances O’Roark Dowell 2010

  • SIMON: This time, though, we're going to call on Daniel's other, perhaps lesser known, area of specialization: Gallus domesticus.

    'Chicken Big' A Kids Book That Cries Wolf 2010

  • The state of New York expressly prohibits "any person to slaughter or butcher domesticated dog (canis familiaris) or domesticated cat (felis catus or domesticus) to create food, meat or meat products for human or animal consumption."

    Is It Legal To Eat Your Cat? Slate's Explainer Takes On Marinating Cat Story 2010

  • Ammianus was indeed enrolled as a protector domesticus, but what actually did that mean in the Fourth Century?

    Not only are they better capitalists, but better peacemakers too? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • In the course of that journey, Juniper has discovered, the wild apple of the Tien Shan, Malus sieversus, evolved into the domestic apple, Malus domesticus, and eventually found its way to Britain with the Romans.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • In the course of that journey, Juniper has discovered, the wild apple of the Tien Shan, Malus sieversus, evolved into the domestic apple, Malus domesticus, and eventually found its way to Britain with the Romans.

    Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

  • Gallus gallus domesticus: a bird that is not really any longer a bird.

    A Year on the Wing TIM DEE 2009

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