animales silvestres vs animales salvajes

English translation: woodland vs. other wild animals

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Spanish term or phrase:animales silvestres vs animales salvajes
English translation:woodland vs. other wild animals
Entered by: peter jackson

06:32 Nov 14, 2019
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Science - Zoology
Spanish term or phrase: animales silvestres vs animales salvajes
I'm translating an article on connectedness to nature in preschoolers. The study involves a lexicographic analysis of children's responses to photos of natural and urban environments.

La siguiente categoría con mayor frecuencia fue “animales” con un 32.29%, pero fue dividida en “animales invertebrados” (16.76%), “animales domésticos” (9.50%), “animales silvestres” (2.52%), “animales salvajes” (2.24%) y “reptiles” (1.27%).

I have no access to the images but I am guessing that "animales silvestres" are animals like foxes, otters, etc., while "animales salvajes" are lions, zebras , etc., but only a guess. My problem is I can think of no easy way to differentiate the categories, short of translating "silvestres" as non-domestic. My other thought was woodland animals, but that seems to be too specific. Any ideas?
peter jackson
Spain
Local time: 16:06
woodland vs. other wild animals
Explanation:
The classification is totally goofy, but this solution might get you off the hook.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 08:06
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Thanks, Muriel.
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Summary of answers provided
5sylvatic animals vs wild animals
marideoba
1 +3woodland vs. other wild animals
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 +1wildlife vs wild animals
Marie Wilson
4feral animals versus wild animals
Carol Gullidge
3wild animals vs dangerous wild animals
Michele Fauble
2small wild animals vs large wild animals
Pavel Altukhov


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small wild animals vs large wild animals


Explanation:
could be that

Pavel Altukhov
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Russian
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +3
woodland vs. other wild animals


Explanation:
The classification is totally goofy, but this solution might get you off the hook.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 08:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks, Muriel.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Foley
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Frank!

agree  Wendy Cummings
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Wendy!

agree  neilmac: "Silvestre" suggest woodlands to me, although the root appears to be "selva", usually translated as jungle. Whatever, this could work nicely, if the animals in the unit fit the description.
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you, Neil!
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wildlife vs wild animals


Explanation:
I agree with your interpretation and think the distinction here is that "animales silvestres" are local, non-domestic animals, and "animales salvajes" are the more exotic type. Although wildlife can include plants, it's more commonly associated with animals, and without further information can't be more specific.
Definition of wildlife - wild animals collectively; the native fauna (and sometimes flora) of a region.
I can't see what else it could mean, and in Spanish the terms are synonyms anyway.

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 16:06
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: maybe local or indigenous wildlife?//back to an agree that this seems best to me with added info!! animals AND birds!//Agree about la Mancha!I think of Quixote tilting at windmills...windwept plateau not woodlands!
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Yvonne! Yes, good idea, I think adding "local" would make the distinction clearer //Thanks again. Also I don't associate Castilla la Mancha with woodlands, more with "monte"
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
feral animals versus wild animals


Explanation:
another translation for silvestre is feral. A feral animal is generally a wild animal that has previously been or is descended from a domestic animal. Feral cats often live in woodlands or hedges, etc., and are quite wild.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-11-14 10:32:39 GMT)
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the order of the categories listed in the text seems to be a logical progression:- [...] domestic -> feral -> wild [...]


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Note added at 5 hrs (2019-11-14 11:34:32 GMT)
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Feral definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
https://www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english › feral
Feral animals are wild animals that are not owned or controlled by anyone, especially ones that belong to species which are normally owned and kept by people

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: Yes, obviously I know what feral animals are and yes, a sub group but I very much doubt the author was thinking of them with "country animals"
4 hrs
  -> No, there is a subtle difference between feral and other wild animals. As domestic animals that have “gone native”, they are a sort of sub group of normal wild animals and as such don’t include the wild animals you mention (the animales salvajes)!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wild animals vs dangerous wild animals


Explanation:
I think this may be what is meant.

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 08:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sylvatic animals vs wild animals


Explanation:
A slight difference from their habitats: e.g. animals that frequent the wood, forest trees vs other wild animals that do not. Hence, and for example, sylviculture, or synanthropic animals (rats, foxes, mustelids, cats, dogs, etc.) contribute to the flow of sylvatic Trichinella genotypes from wildlife to domestic ... . Oh! Remember Tweety and Sylvester?

Example sentence(s):
  • Adjective In October, these gorges are typically packed with the yellow leaves of soaring sugar maples that light up like the sun — a striking contrast to the Virginia creeper that adds splashes of blood red to the sylvan surroundings
  • Sylvatic is a scientific term referring to wild animals, often in context of diseases or pathogens that only affect them (sylvan means forest-dwelling).

    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sylvan
marideoba
Local time: 10:06
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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