Sentences with phrase «against than a bird»

What monster better to test it against than a bird with a bad attitude and a...

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[They are] fighting against bigger odds than any other bird, and fighting always with the most gallant pluck.»

For instance, amphibians, the «tortoises» in this tortoise - and - a-hare race against climate change, seemed to die off much more than fast - moving animals, the hares, such as many birds.

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human antibodies against a type of bird flu that has killed more than 200 people in China since 2012 and which may pose a worldwide pandemic threat.

Newly formed groups of monk parakeets do not show evidence that they perceive rank, yet an awareness of it emerges quickly, after about a week of interactions, which is when individuals direct aggression more frequently against those nearby in rank rather than with lower - ranked birds.

On more than one occasion I'd be handling business against some lowly creatures only to be one - shot when a gigantic bird or something would wander into our conflict.

Lady Bird definitely seems to have more going for it than going against in terms of winning something at the Oscars, whether it's screenplay or picture or actress or the whole thing.

To even suggest that killing birds is a reason to kill another animal goes against the humane ethic of most Americans, 81 % of whom believe that leaving a stray cat outside to live out her life is more humane than having her caught and killed.

The Ayung is Bali's longest and most spectacular river, with more than 45 rapids set against a backdrop of unspoiled rainforest that is home to colonies of monkeys and exotic birds, as well as magnificent waterfalls and cliff - side stone carvings.

In Peder Balke's The Tempest (c. 1862) a dark group of birds battle against a gale with more success than the stricken ships listing perilously on the grey waves beneath them.

While this caterpillar may be more effectively disguised for protection against birds fearing aliens rather than snakes, it's nonetheless a terrific display of mimicry.

Against the original Moto G and the flagship Samsung Galaxy Note 3, we found the new Moto G was slightly faster loading Angry Birds Rio than its predecessor but a little slower than the more powerful (and expensive) Note 3.