Home Range (Noun)
Meaning
The area in which an animal normally ranges.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The coyotes marked the boundaries of their home range with scent and vocalizations to keep other coyotes away.
- Each deer had a unique home range that varied in size depending on the availability of food and water.
- The home range of the mountain lion overlapped with that of several other predators, making competition for prey intense.
- The researchers tracked the movement patterns of the elephants to determine the extent of their home range.
- By studying the movement patterns of the wolves, scientists were able to map out the boundaries of their home range.