Sentences with phrase «avoid fatal encounters»

Twenty - one species of mammals and birds rely on the ability to change their coat color from brown in summer to white in winter to avoid fatal encounters with predators, but in some parts of their range individuals forgo the white molt and remain brown in winter.

Not exact matches

But, as we wander, it's important to keep potential dangers to pets (and to yourself) in mind to avoid what could be a fatal encounter — particularly encounters with one of the various venomous snakes native to North America.

Animals who are territorial and generally avoid each other need ways to advertise for mates, indicate status and define their territories without having potentially fatal encounters with each other.

All encounters with the enemy are fatal, one way or the other, but it is up to the player to maintain the initiative and shoot, neck - break, ledge - pull, deadly - drop - from - above or otherwise dispatch — or even avoid — the bad guys on his own terms.