They didn't have any hunting skills or the skills to survive in the wild.

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The fish also ate more quickly, which might change how they survive in the wild.

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But without Severino to show them how to survive in the wild, that will be extremely difficult.

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In India, alarmed by evidence that even fewer tigers survive in the wild than had been thought, the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, appointed a task-force in March to consider what to do.

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"The individuals born in the late 1980s and early 1990s should survive in the wild, since the Yangtze river system is large and it has some complicated habitats where the paddlefish could hide, " he says.

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Humans would not survive in the wild alone -- imagine trying to fend off a wild beast with a stick by yourself -- so they feel a negative signal when they are disconnected from others, Cacioppo said.

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They are not adapted to living in temperate English habitats and as a result may struggle to survive here in the wild, particularly during periods of below zero temperatures.

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She said Wicket, who had never flown off before, last ate on Tuesday night and would not survive long in the wild.

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Survive a week in the wild.

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If the requisite wild spirits can survive in these conditions, how might they flourish if not held back?

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Its decayed teeth would have limited its chances in the wild, but the lynx is an adaptable animal, and may have been able to survive by preying on small mammals.

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