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Discover LudwigThe phrase "feral instincts" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe natural, untamed behaviors or reactions that are instinctual, often in a context relating to animals or primal human behavior.
Example: "In moments of danger, her feral instincts kicked in, prompting her to flee without thinking."
Alternatives: "wild instincts" or "primal instincts".
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With his heightened senses, feral instincts and increased stamina he becomes a much more aggressive proposition.
Few directors are more skilled than Polanski at peeling back niceties to reveal our feral instincts; just think of John Huston, chomping his fish in "Chinatown".
("Cats," says Cornelius Appin, the guest in question, "those wonderful creatures which have assimilated themselves so marvellously with our civilization while retaining all their highly developed feral instincts").
Dahl's Mr Fox was not an overgrown schoolboy incapable of ignoring his feral instincts to steal chickens for the sake of his family's safety.
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"He has a feral instinct for self-survival, but he's unteachable.
In her latest work, Bosque Ardora, she performs with two male dancers and six musicians, using a looping sound score and modern design to portray the feral embattled instincts lurking behind our sophisticated public selves.
Photograph: /Wiki 4.08am BST Wild things While the guys are struggling to (literally) feed their carnivorous instincts, we can glance at Chicago's more naturally feral inhabitants – the city's world class collection of flora and fauna, as recommended by readers yet unseen by the Guardian's wandering trio.
Studies of feral herds have provided useful insights into the behavior of prehistoric horses, as well as greater understanding of the instincts and behaviors that drive horses that live in domesticated conditions.
feral manner".
The feral pigeon.
A few feral children?
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