Roy Harper

If humanity was still in the feral state, we wouldn't have any need for these huge conurbations that we have now, that have turned us into a different bunch all together. In the feral state we would be much more secure, much more familiar with each other, much more mentally well-balanced.

English Musician

Florence Welch

Growing up, I always wanted to be in punk bands, so I'm really enjoying the harder, heavier element. It's always been my dream to have people moshing at my gig, kind of that really feral element of the music coming out more. I love crowd-surfing.

Diego Klattenhoff

I got two older brothers and two younger sisters, and we grew up in the country, and we were a little feral. So as long as the car didn't end up in the rhubarb and you didn't get caught for doing whatever you were doing, you were fine.

Canadian Actor

Olivia Colman

I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same.

English Actress

Sarah Hall

I was the feral, mud-bathing, tree-climbing variety of child. Why would I want to read about pirates when I could build a raft and terrorise sheep along the riverbanks?

English Writer

Sophie Kennedy Clark

I was a feral child. Always on the go. My mother used to sew bells into my dresses so they would know where I was.

Scottish Actress

Robbie Coltrane

I think the shocking thing to discover is the owls are not stupid and very feral, very hard to train.

Scottish Actor

Greg Wise

I'm best when I'm feral, when I don't wash or shave or change my trousers for a couple of weeks.

English Actor

James Norton

I grew up in the countryside, so I had quite a feral life up until the age of about fourteen.

Paolo Nutini

Music is probably one of the most honest things out there - it's feral.

Scottish Musician

Often suggests problems or nuisances caused by animals living in the wild.

Negative Implications

Usually applied to animals that were domesticated but reverted to the wild.

Human Influence

Can describe animals simply living naturally without human interference.

Not Always Negative

Highlights when someone's actions are driven by instinct rather than reason.

Loss of Control

Used when behavior is extremely aggressive or untamed.

Extreme Behavior

Can imply a return to primal survival mechanisms in humans.

Survival Instinct

 sure of places where the habitat is good uh where the number of feral cats is either zero or low enough that won't create much of an impact and that communities are inside as well whenever you release an animal that's a carnivore that can potentially have an impact even if it is relatively small in someone's lives it's really important

Rescuing the UK's Rarest...

 What? Did we do this? Really? Does anyone do this? We went to some topless beaches. Excuse me? No, not in my life. For what it's worth, we went to Sagres, which was considered, at the time, to be the end of the world. And there I was chased by a pack of feral dogs on the dock,

John Hodgman: A brief...

 generation of recruits the females thoughts turned to building a solid predator resistance headquarters where they can raise them these squirreled rays are warm and waterproof an outer layer of interwoven twigs with an inner lining of moss leaves feral feathers it can take

Baby Squirrels Nesting PIPE...

 are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict just how many feral pigs there are in the Daintree but the camera traps

Top 5 Inspirational...

 species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species of flora and fauna it's hard to predict just how many feral pigs there are in

Nature's Oddest Looking...

Giant Cassowaries are...

 when people see a feral cat on side of the road they're thinking this is akin to my cat being out there in the wild with no food exposed to the elements and they have a lot of compassion to want to help them but people don't always see

POV "Kittycam" Reveals...

 We all know that human beings are endowed with a capacity for language. And in fact, there are some case studies of feral children who were raised in the wild. And, when they're raised in the absence of a normal linguistic community

The Science of a Happy...

 but without our heating systems, their urban cousins likely freeze and die out in just two winters. And most domesticated animals are unable to survive without us – save for a handful of resourceful pigs, dogs, and feral housecats.

What would happen if...

 give the expects all to the feral pigeon the streets of London are paved with gold lissa far from ignoring the humble

Feral