Jon Sullivan on Nostr: As a biologist, I find dictionary definitions of "wild" inadequate. Here's my go at a ...
As a biologist, I find dictionary definitions of "wild" inadequate. Here's my go at a good definition, as it applies to organisms.
wild organism: an organism that people do not purposefully reproduce, disperse, or restrain.
It draws a line between wild and tame. Albatross flying over the ocean? Wild. Mouse living free in your house? Wild. Plant collected as seed from a forest then planted in a garden? Not wild.
#wild #ecology #nature #definition
https://wildcounts.org/blog/2018/10/03/What-is-wild/
wild organism: an organism that people do not purposefully reproduce, disperse, or restrain.
It draws a line between wild and tame. Albatross flying over the ocean? Wild. Mouse living free in your house? Wild. Plant collected as seed from a forest then planted in a garden? Not wild.
#wild #ecology #nature #definition
https://wildcounts.org/blog/2018/10/03/What-is-wild/