वन्यजीव

वन्य means 'forest-dwelling' or 'wild,' and जीव means 'creature' or 'life.' So, literally, it's 'forest creature' or 'wild life.'

While वन्यजीव primarily refers to wild animals, in a broader sense, it can sometimes be used to encompass all wild living things in an ecosystem, though typically when you say वन्यजीव, people think of animals.

You could say, 'हमें वन्यजीवों का संरक्षण करना चाहिए।' (We should conserve wildlife.) Or, 'वन्यजीव संरक्षण बहुत ज़रूरी है।' (Wildlife conservation is very important.)

वन्यजीव itself can be used for both singular and plural, depending on context. However, to explicitly make it plural, you can add 'ों' (on) to make it वन्यजीवों, especially when it's the object of a verb or follows a postposition.

You'll often hear 'वन्यजीव अभयारण्य' (Wildlife Sanctuary) or 'वन्यजीव विशेषज्ञ' (Wildlife Expert).

Not really a direct synonym that is as common. Sometimes people might use 'जंगली जानवर' (wild animals), but वन्यजीव is the formal and most widely accepted term for 'wildlife'.

You would say 'वन्यजीव फोटोग्राफर' or 'वन्यजीव फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी करने वाला।' (The one who does wildlife photography.)

No, वन्यजीव specifically refers to animals living in their natural, wild habitat. Pets are 'पालतू जानवर' (domestic animals).

Think of वन (forest) + जीव (creature). So, 'forest creatures' or 'wild creatures' helps you link it to wildlife.

वन्यजीव is a masculine noun. For example, 'यह एक दुर्लभ वन्यजीव है।' (This is a rare wildlife animal.)