Sentences with phrase «apex predators of»

Hammerhead sharks in particular are regular visitors to this site, so you can look forward to some big fish action with these apex predators of the sea.

Dragonflies spend their larval phase in water, after which they control the air space as the flying apex predators of invertebrates.

As adults, they control the air space as the apex predators of invertebrates.

It was still living in fear of other, more primitive carnivorous dinosaurs called allosaurs, which were the apex predators of the day.

If we can forget that Nemesis was a poorly designed rubber goof in the Resident Evil: Apocalypse movie, we can easily state that he is the apex predator of the series.

Known for their killer instinct, sharks have always been feared and respected as the apex predator of the deep blue sea.

Shark Speed Known for their killer instinct, sharks have always been feared and respected as the apex predator of the deep blue sea.

The stronger presence of this species, bound to become a new apex predator of arctic seas, will likely affect populations of endemic arctic marine mammals such as the narwhal, bowhead, and beluga whales.

Not exact matches

Following the reintroduction of wolves, each wolf was averaging 22 elk kills per year, far exceeded the 12 elk per wolf projection as the existing herds were not prepared for the «sudden appearance» of the century - old apex predator after decades of tranquility.

yes, someone should explain conflating «survival of the fittest» with being an apex predator to algae and lichens.

On Jan. 26 from 5 - 6 p.m. at Crowder County Park in Apex, learn about predator - prey relationships, the food chain, skulls and teeth of mammals, and play some games to test your senses.

«This research shows that apex predators like dingoes and wolves need large, continuous territories in order to effectively control the balance of their ecosystems,» said lead author Thomas Newsome of Deakin University and the University of Sydney in Australia.

«Humans need a greater tolerance of apex predators if we want to enjoy the environmental benefits they can provide.»

The polar bear, also known as the white bear, northern bear, sea bear, or nanuq in some Inuit languages, is a species of bear that is native to the Arctic and the apex predator within its range.

It is also an apex and keystone predator, playing an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating the populations of prey species.

As apex predators they may be amplifying negative effects lower in the food chain; if tiny prey organisms are getting sickened and fish eat them, and the dolphins consume the fish, the bioaccumulation of toxins might be serious.

Recent research sheds light on stock structure of these apex predators in the northern North Pacific Ocean, with important implications for management.

Seriema at the deepest branch of Australaves could be considered to belong to a raptorial taxon because they kill vertebrate prey (94) and are the sole living relatives of the extinct giant «terror birds,» apex predators during the Paleogene (95, 96).

The non-monophyly of the birds of prey at the deepest branches of the Australaves and Afroaves radiations suggests that the common ancestor of core landbirds may have been an apex predator, followed by two losses of the raptorial trait.

Finds such as the newly discovered Birgeria species and the fossils of other vertebrates now show that so - called apex predators (animals at the very top of the food chain) already lived early after the mass extinction.

Another extinction event around two million years later, the End Smithian crisis, triggered changes in the group of apex predators.

The large end - Permian mass extinction led to a completely new composition of apex predators.

So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live.

The study, «Hunger mediates apex predator's risk avoidance response in wildland - urban interface,» was recently published online in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

Now, findings from a new paper in Scientific Reports by me and co-authors from the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, Simon Fraser University, and East Carolina University show an apex predator may be joining the northward shift.

That's because newly described fossil evidence shows the warm waters of the time were home to a toothy apex predator that chomped its prey like a modern shark.

We found that PCBs were at excessively high concentrations in the blubber of several marine apex predator species across Europe, including killer whales and bottlenose dolphins, and were associated with long - term and on - going population declines.

«This adaptation may have played an important role in the initial radiation and subsequent success of theropods as terrestrial apex predators.»

A related concept, the mesopredator release hypothesis, predicts that the removal of apex predators leads to the irruption of mesopredators with concomitant declines in the abundances of their prey owing to elevated rates of predation by mesopredators [10].

Discovery Channel and Shark Savers, a shark conservation non-profit organization, are teaming up for the 25th Anniversary of the highly popular Shark Week, the network's annual weeklong programming event devoted entirely to the ocean's apex predators.

Taking its place at the top of the food - chain as one of the toughest early - game encounters in Monster Hunter World, Anjanath are the Ancient Forest's apex predator.

These revelations soon unravel the backstory and the meat of «Godzilla» begins: an apex King of All Monsters predator that is awakened from the deep when two radio - active - feeding monsters — the ones responsible for the Japanese atomic incident — threaten to destroy the planet.

The 375kW rear - drive apex predator has shifted the position of its engine from behind the rear axle to in front of it, which the company says provides balance and weight distribution for the 1243 kg racer.

However, subpar battery life keeps the tablet from rising to the level of an apex predator, and Nvidia has an even better option for gamers.

To plagiarize myself, «the knife became her way to salvation and the missionary's daughter, made to traverse the valley of the shadow of death, walked out the other side an apex predator.»

The issue Debate is raging in Australia surrounding the merits of using apex predators (dingoes C. lupus dingo) to conserve native fauna by reducing the abundance or area of impact of mesopredators (introduced red foxes Vulpes vulpes and feral cats Felis catus), which have largely been

But one strategy for restoring order and an ecosystem out of balance that's tried and true is restoring apex predators to those landscapes after they've been wiped out.

Belize is one of the last strong - holds for this threatened apex predator and the more we can share with the world our efforts here on Ambergris Caye and countrywide to protect, study, rehabilitate and conserve the American Crocodile the better chance they have of surviving.» Although a handful of other international filming companies have documented ACES, this will be the first time an entire episode will be dedicated to their story.

The health of the Reefs of Cabo Pulmo is evidenced by these giant apex predators.

Dirty Rock is another dynamic site known for its pelagic marine life and thriving masses of hammerheads and other apex predators.

After an adrenalin - filled 10 minutes of observing these apex predators, your dive master will steer the group over sandy channels to the coral reef.

The orca is the dominant (apex) predator of the oceans.

Due to the intact connectivity of the extensive seagrass beds, desnse mangrove forests, and robust coral reefs, the remoteness of the area, and the history of protection from coastal development, the Gardens of the Queen represents a «baseline» for a nearly pristine Caribbean marine ecosystem; an ecosystem that includes healthy populations of apex predators like sharks and groupers, important grazers like Rainbow parrotfish and long - spine sea urchins, and recovering endangered species like elkhorn coral and hawksbill sea turtles.

Our huge populations of seals and sea lions and cool waters must be very attractive to these apex predators.

In the next game you will experience a globetrotting Agent 47 at the prime of his career — the apex predator stalking his prey across the world, with the support of his long - term handler Diana Burnwood and the whole of the ICA.

One of my prime problems with Monster Hunter: World's apex predators is that they're much too similar.

This is a game where you're an apex predator silently stalking your prey, while at the same time savoring every second of the hunt and the adrenaline rush it brings.

Disguised behind an adorable pink veil of round squishiness lays an apex predator.

These apex predators play a much bigger role in ecosystems than most people suspect, and their absence causes all kinds of problems that we aren't always able to solve.

«The Polar Bear, the largest apex predator on Earth is affected by climate change that has led to the loss of 2 million m2 of sea ice.