Sentences with phrase «biting as a defense mechanism»

While there are no studies that show that declawed cats increasingly use biting as a defense mechanism, the great majority of behavior specialists agree to say that an animal that loses one of his usual defense mechanisms will inevitably turn to those he has left when in need.

Since their primary defense is gone, declawed cats may turn to biting as a defense mechanism.

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Declawed cats no longer have their primary defense mechanism and turn to biting as a default behavior.

«We know quite a bit about the internal defense mechanisms bacteria use to evade antibiotics but we don't really know much about their physical movements across space as they adapt to survive in different environments,» said study first author and research fellow in systems biology at HMS Michael Baym.