: the area to which an animal usually confines its daily activities
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Some barely leave a small home range, while one male traveled roughly 40 miles in six months.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026 Individuals will roam across enormous home ranges, all while rarely encountering members of their own species face-to-face.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2026 In the wild, skunks generally have a home range no larger than about 2 square miles.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026 According to Garland, rodents are simply built for it—bigger home ranges, faster metabolisms, and the aerobic capacity to sustain speed over distance.—
Jennifer Byrne,
Popular Science,
27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for home range