«Wyoming moose that have lost even one of their offspring to predators may become as savvy as their Alaskan cousins within a single generation,» Berger observes, «which indicates that mechanisms for predator avoidance are already in place and that fears of imminent extinction may be unwarranted.» (scientificamerican.com)
«What this tells us about their lives and complex strategies for survival, such as the highly variable techniques for prey exploitation, as well as predator avoidance and protection of carcasses for food, significantly diverges from what we might expect from this extinct species,» continues Nowell. (sciencedaily.com)
The fat, juicy larvae of butterflies and moths tend to be experts at predator avoidance, using camouflage, rolling themselves in leaves, and even flicking their own poop to discourage birds, frogs, and small mammals from eating them. (sciencemag.org)