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EQUIDNA AUSTRALIA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-12-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- feral cat
1, record 1, English, feral%20cat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a cat that is unapproachable in its free-roaming environment and is capable of surviving with or without direct human intervention, and may additionally show fearful or defensive behaviour on human contact. 2, record 1, English, - feral%20cat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A feral cat ... is the wild-born offspring of free-roaming or other feral cats. Feral cats are not socialized and are not suitable pets, as they are often too fearful of people to ever be touched or domesticated. While it is possible for lost strays or abandoned free-roaming cats to be reunited with their families or adopted into new homes, feral cats, because of their lack of early socialization, are generally not able to adapt to living indoors in close contact with people. Feral kittens, depending on their age, may be young enough to tame. 3, record 1, English, - feral%20cat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the term "stray cat" which designates a cat who was previously owned, and who has sufficient potential for re-socialization. 4, record 1, English, - feral%20cat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chat féral
1, record 1, French, chat%20f%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chat haret 2, record 1, French, chat%20haret
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un chat féral est de la descendance d'un chat domestique, sauf qu'il n'a eu aucun contact avec les êtres humains. Souvent confondu avec le chat errant, le chat féral n'a jamais été la propriété de quelqu'un ou n'a jamais socialisé avec les êtres humains. 3, record 1, French, - chat%20f%C3%A9ral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec le terme «chat errant» qui désigne un chat domestique qui est retourné à l'état sauvage. 4, record 1, French, - chat%20f%C3%A9ral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gato asilvestrado
1, record 1, Spanish, gato%20asilvestrado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hoy el mayor peligro depredador en toda Australia [por un joven equidna] lo presentan gatos asilvestrados, zorros y perros. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gato%20asilvestrado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spiny anteater
1, record 2, English, spiny%20anteater
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- echidna 2, record 2, English, echidna
correct
- Australian spiny anteater 3, record 2, English, Australian%20spiny%20anteater
correct
- Australian echidna 3, record 2, English, Australian%20echidna
correct
- short-beacked echidna 4, record 2, English, short%2Dbeacked%20echidna
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oviparous burrowing nocturnal mammal ... of the order Monotremata ... 5, record 2, English, - spiny%20anteater
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échidné
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- échidné de l'Australie 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9%20de%20l%27Australie
correct, masculine noun
- échidné australien 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9%20australien
correct, masculine noun
- échidné à nez court 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20nez%20court
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mammifère australien (Monotrèmes), ressemblant au hérisson, épineux, au museau prolongé en bec corné. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chidn%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- equidna de hocico corto
1, record 2, Spanish, equidna%20de%20hocico%20corto
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- equidna de Australia 1, record 2, Spanish, equidna%20de%20Australia
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tachyglossus aculeatus [...] habita zonas rocosas, boscosas y arenosas de la costa este de Australia desde Queensland hasta Victoria [...] y otras islas cercanas. [...] Es una de las especies de mamíferos de Oceanía que presenta poblaciones más estables; [presenta] cuerpo [...] comprimido dorsoventralmente y arqueado, [...] cabeza [...] pequeña y acuminada, terminada en un hocico puntiagudo que puede alcanzar la mitad de la longitud total de la misma. [...] Se alimenta de termitas, hormigas y otros insectos que captura con su lengua pegajosa. 1, record 2, Spanish, - equidna%20de%20hocico%20corto
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