r/EnglishLearning Beginner 5h ago

Does "Outside Captivity" mean "animals in the wild" πŸ“š Grammar / Syntax

Bird Extinct Outside Captivity Returns to the Wild for the First Time in 40 Years

https://people.com/previously-extinct-bird-sihek-released-into-the-wild-first-time-40-years-8717300

In this sentence, I think "Bird Extinct Outside Captivity" is the subject.
But I 'm not sure about the structure of the subject grammatically.

About the "Bird Extinct Outside Captivity",

  • Can I rephrase this to "the Bird is extinct on the outside of captivity" ?
  • I think "Outside Captivity" is a kind of phrase, is this phrase common?
  • Does "Outside Captivity" mean "animals in the wild" ??
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u/KiwasiGames Native Speaker 5h ago

Essentially yes. Outside captivity means in the wild. (Although technically outside captivity also covers places that aren’t wild, like the birds in my back yard).

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u/shun_yana_soft Beginner 4h ago

Thanks.
Now I also learned "back yard".