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An animal that lives in the wild and has not been domesticated by humans or kept as a pet.
Im Nationalpark kann man mit etwas Glück seltene Wildtiere in ihrer natürlichen Umgebung beobachten.
In the national park, with a bit of luck, you can observe rare wild animals in their natural environment.
'Wildtier' (wild animal) is made up of the adjective 'wild' and the noun 'Tier' (animal). So it literally describes an animal that lives wild in nature.
Ein Fuchs ist ein Wildtier, das man manchmal auch in Städten sehen kann.
A fox is a wild animal that you can sometimes also see in cities.
Common combinations are 'Wildtiere beobachten' (to observe wild animals), 'Wildtiere schützen' (to protect wild animals), or the expression that they live 'in freier Wildbahn' (in the wild).
Es ist verboten, die Wildtiere im Nationalpark zu füttern.
It is forbidden to feed the wild animals in the national park.
Although the singular 'das Wildtier' (the wild animal) exists, the word is very often used in the plural 'die Wildtiere' (the wild animals) to speak about this category of animals in general.
Der Klimawandel bedroht den Lebensraum vieler Wildtiere.
Climate change threatens the habitat of many wild animals.
pet
'Haustier' and 'Wildtier' are opposites in terms of how an animal lives and how it is connected to humans. A 'Haustier' is kept by people, often at home or near the house. It lives together with people, for example a dog, a cat, or a rabbit. A 'Wildtier' lives in the wild and is not kept as an animal belonging to humans. So the difference is: a pet is part of everyday human life, while a wild animal lives independently in nature.
Im Wald sahen die Kinder ein Wildtier zwischen den Bäumen verschwinden.
In the forest, the children saw a wild animal disappear among the trees.
Unser Kaninchen ist ein ruhiges Haustier und lebt im Garten.
Our rabbit is a calm pet and lives in the garden.