Sentences with phrase «down large prey»

The original APBT was genetically engineered to take down large prey hence the strong prey drive which is also found in hounds.

They were bred for taking down large prey and once that was banned they started fighting them.

Hunting dogs were large and muscular, bred to chase and take down large prey.

«That's enough to answer broader questions on how these cats use space, and how frequently they take down large prey such as ibex.

That's way more than you need to take down large prey as a skilled hunter.

Not exact matches

It seems the large one points upwards to spot prey silhouetted against the sunlight, and the smaller one points down to spot bioluminescent organisms against the darkness below (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, DOI: 10.1098 / rstb.2016.0069).

Not only do we kill other animals at much higher rates than other predators, but our ability to bring down larger adults can make it very difficult for some prey populations to recover.

Saber - toothed cats were heavier than dire wolves, and are believed to have used their large forelimbs to pin down their prey.

By contrast, saber - toothed cats (Smilodon fatalis), a species without close modern descendants, are thought to have ambushed large prey using powerful back and forelimb muscles to pull down and position the animals for killing bites.

Even when the concept of organized hunting came along, it would appear that our hunter - gatherer ancestors relied more on superior tracking ability (using our highly evolved and exceptionally large brains) and walking (using our superior fat - burning systems), rather than on actually «chasing down» their prey.

Since this is a G - rated film, there are no close - ups of prey animals being torn to ribbons by predators like the snow leopard, but you do see some shots of the large animals feeding on carcasses, having chased down the slower members of the unfortunate prey.

Deerhounds have a strong prey drive, as you would expect in a hound able to chase down large deer in Scotland.

Both hound types were selectively bred to hunt a wide variety of animals: Sighthounds were used to find and chase down large game such as deer, elk, moose, and wild boar; small hounds used scent to chase prey into the ground; and medium - sized hounds utilized both sight and scent for smaller game like rabbits and foxes.

However, these animals still require a large area, as the packs are territorial, and can draw down local populations of prey if forced to remain in one place for too long.

Hunting in groups, they can bring down prey as large as deer.

That fits somewhat with Prey's slower pace, and how most Typhon variants are designed to be difficult to take down — with large health bars and powerful or debilitating attacks.

This theory is that raptors hunted in packs and they used pack behavior to take down much larger prey.

I like the idea of velociraptors taking down much larger prey by working together because it is just cool to think that is the way it was, but that doesn't mean it is correct.