: the area to which an animal usually confines its daily activities
Examples of home range in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebTheir home range is fairly small, from 40 to 200 or so acres.—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024 The buck’s home range and eventual fate remains a mystery.—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2024 The lion’s home range spans the eastern Santa Monica Mountains between the 405 and 101 Freeways — about five miles west of the area where legendary mountain lion P-22 roamed for more than a decade until he was hit by a vehicle and found injured in a Los Feliz backyard.—Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Grizzlies have smaller home ranges than polar bears.—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for home range
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