Without Wild Thing, the 76-strong fleet made the usual spectacular exit from Sydney Harbor with Wild Oats establishing an early advantage.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Japanese star Yu Darvish came on strong with the Texas Rangers but has been wild since, as command problems have seen his ERA rise to 3.72.

WSJ: Concern in the Global Markets

We are currently collaborating with the Wild Foundation and other partners to provide a strong scientific basis for this idea.

FORBES: Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises, Part One

Chen was building on research from Emory University's Yerkes National Primate Research Center, which has been working with capuchins for years because of their strong instincts for cooperation and working in groups (in the wild, they eat large squirrels, which require at least two monkeys to capture).

FORBES: Magazine Article

Strong winds, dry conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures have fueled hundreds of wild fires across Texas and Oklahoma over the past several weeks.

NPR: Cattle Ranchers Struggle to Survive Amid Wildfires

The creatures have strong front claws and will defend themselves if they feel threatened but a Dangerous Wild Animals Act licence is not needed to keep a one as a pet.

BBC: Ramblers spot coati on woodland walk in Buckinghamshire

An estimated million-strong crowd watched the pyrotechnics around Sydney Harbour Bridge, which were accompanied by a medley of wild animal sounds and pop music.

BBC: New Year's Eve 2012: Celebrations around the world

The need for a strong, steady breeze means that many of the best sites for wind farms are just the sort of wild and windswept uplands that rural campaigners want to preserve.

ECONOMIST: Wind farms

The wild basil is still in my hand and as I chew a green leaf, releasing its strong, earthy flavours, the colours of Ibiza seem at once to be all around me: in taste, smell, sound and sight.

BBC: The three colours of Ibiza