wild beasts
Creatures of wilderness
Wild beasts are dangerous, untamed animals—typically large predators or creatures capable of harming humans.
The phrase appears in biblical and classical contexts describing lions, wolves, and other threats to travelers and livestock.
In modern use, it often carries a dramatic or archaic flavor: thrown to the wild beasts, wild beasts roaming the savanna.
- antelopeSwift horned grazer
- cheetahFastest land animal
- bitePierce with teeth
- feeding frenzyFrantic competitive consumption
- coyoteWild North American canid
big cats · claws · savage · tooth and claw · vulture · natural habitat · safari tour · animal kingdom · fangs · prowl · feral · elephant · deer · chimera · wolf · leap · griffin · manticore
- biblical punishmentsplagues, stoning, banishment, pestilence, destruction
- martyrdommartyrs, martyr, Christian martyrs, Catholic martyrs, Stephen
- literary animalsAnimal Farm, white whale, Charlotte's Web, Moby Dick, Watership Down
- ancient athleticsOlympics, pentathlon, marathon, boxing, wrestling
- Gladiatorsgladiator, gladiators, arena, combat, gladius
domestication status
wild beastsdomestic animals
Human-raised creatures
pets · livestock · domesticated animals · farm animals · companion animals