Re: wild, feral, ??, tame, domesticated

> From: Tristan McLeay
> I thought it referred to wild introduced species; in
> Australia, you can talk of feral plants (unlike weeds, these
> can be trees). We also have feral camels in the Northern Territory :)
The usage I've experienced is "...has gone feral", referring to an animal
that was domesticated, but no longer is.  It was my impression that this
happens often with abandoned pets.