Adjective
not in keeping with plans or expectations
The Obamas' dog, Bo, was unsuccessful in his first home. Plans for him to be a companion for an older female dog went awry because he irritated her with attempts to suckle.
Leading bat experts gathered at a symposium to draw a plan of action against white-nose syndrome, which has killed millions of bats and paints a bleak outlook for U.S. populations.
Noun
cause (an animal) to produce offspring, typically in a controlled way
breeding
You see here the results of 150 years of work to produce a structurally correct and sound, docile in temperament, fertile in breeding and above all the ultimate beef machine.
Noun
strip of land connecting two or more populated areas
While census numbers indicate a 20% growth in the tiger population of India, wildlife experts are worried that tiger corridors connecting natural habitats are shrinking.
Tilikum, an orca that drowned its trainer last year, is performing again. The training curator expressed that participating was important for "his physical, social and mental enrichment."
Noun
act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding
Tilikum, an orca that drowned its trainer last year, is performing again. The training curator expressed that participating was important for "his physical, social and mental enrichment."
A harried park system, pressured by federal funding cuts and urban development, now faces hungry bears. Heat and dryness is killing the core of the bears' diet, making them desperate.
Adjective
characterized by a grand display of wealth and extravagant living
The billionaire’s will included $12 million to her dog Trouble. A judge, in an amendment, changed the amount to $2 million, still ample for the dog to live an opulent life.
Adjective
having a strong emotional effect causing feelings of sadness or sympathy
After reintroducing Christian the lion back into the wilds of Africa, the two men who raised him return to visit a year later, making for a touching reunion scene.