Sentences with phrase «find prey by»

Those kinds of sharks like to be in the shallow surf, and actually can find prey by detecting the electrical charge emitted by their muscles.

Not exact matches

It is the suggestiveness, the persuasive likenesses, the manifold make - believe of things as perceived that we are prey to, long before we are plagued by their secretiveness and our curiosity: they too «talk» to us in many tongues, and time and again are found out to have «lied» by «pretending» to be what they are not... [Then we seek to penetrated «behind» appearance — to a truth different from it in kind.

«Some find it shocking that a technically gifted group, earning its keep by designing web sites for businesses, could fall prey to aberrational beliefs that blended far - out science fiction with elements of Christianity,» write the editors.

If the Reed Sea was not Sirbonis, Israel nevertheless must at some time have frequented the coastal area of Sinai; perhaps on more than one occasion they found quail ready prey for snaring by hand.

Comparing the information from more than 5,500 running episodes, the team found that each predator could outdo its typical prey by about 38 percent in speed.

And measured by the amount of carbon in their bodies — rather than total weight — jellies consume and incorporate as much prey as fishes do, Acuña's team found.

The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of The Royal Society B, suggest that by disturbing predator - prey interactions, ocean acidification could spur cascading consequences for food web systems in shoreline ecosystems.

They found that species that have evolved noxious sprays as a defense, such as skunks, tend to be nocturnal and subject to predation by other mammals, whereas socially vigilant species, such as mongooses, tend to be diurnal and at risk of predation by birds of prey.

By bringing its tail around toward its head, an electric eel can double the strength of the electric pulse it sends out into the water, allowing it to demobilize larger prey items, the study found.

Sure enough, an independent team of astronomers led by Rodrigo Ibata of Strasbourg Observatory in France just found another miniature galaxy falling prey to our own.

This finding corroborates a 2010 global genetic study of killer whales1 and what many marine scientists suspected, based on years of studying wild orcas by tracking their movements and comparing their vocalizations, preferred prey, and social structure.

Dolphins emit a series of quick, high - frequency sounds — probably by forcing air over tissues in the nasal passage — to find and track potential prey.

They found both models showed a general feeding structure throughout the plankton food web: The smallest organisms were too small to ingest prey, while the largest plankton were poor competitors when living by photosynthesis.

By going after larger prey, not only do you get more food per kill, but you face less competition from predators who find these prey more of a challenge than you do.

«Mercury in fish affected by both prey type and quality, study finds.»

The findings, the scientists say, are the first to back up a decades - old theory that pitchers with intermittently slick rims would end up capturing more prey by allowing scout ants to safely escape and thus lure their colony mates.

«In fact, we found evidence that seals may actually be doing the fishermen a favour, by eating some species that prey on the valuable stocks the fishermen are after.»

Led by Biology Research Associate Genevieve Spanjer Wright, a five - person team from the University of Maryland found that male big brown bats can produce a special sound, called a «frequency - modulated bout» (FMB), that tells other bats with whom they are foraging to keep away from their prey.

Researchers found that past food - habit studies on snow leopards could have been biased by the inclusion of non-target species in fecal analysis, potentially misinforming managers about the prey requirements that allow snow leopard populations to succeed.

The finding suggests that the cone snail insulin, produced by the snails to stun their prey, could begin working in as few as five minutes, compared with 15 minutes for the fastest - acting insulin currently available.

They are among the most energetic objects in the universe and prized by black hole hunters, who have to resort to surreptitious means to find their prey.

But by testing dragonflies with both real prey and fake targets (the flight patterns of which could be controlled by the research team) and tracking their movements, Leonardo and his colleagues found the bugs to be much more coordinated than we've ever given them credit for.

Exposure to linalool, a terpene found in flowers and spice plants, decreased inflammatory damage in the lungs of smoke - exposed mice.12 Linalool is found in lavender and basil, and in keeping with terpenes ability to defend against plant prey, is used by exterminators as an insecticide.

The children are; troubled Bobby, who has joined the gang of Charlie Sloan; dreamy Alan who aspires to go to art school, and the 13 - year old midget Lex, who thinks of himself as a genius, but finds himself continually preyed upon by his older brothers, and by his teachers.

The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

A Quiet Place (PG - 13 for terror and bloody images) Haunted house horror flick about a family that finds itself hunted by mysterious creatures who use sound to locate their prey.

Lights Out (PG - 13 for violence, mature themes, disturbing images, incessant terror and brief drug use) Haunted house horror flick revolving around a family which finds itself preyed upon by a malevolent ghost (Alicia Vela - Bailey) that only strikes in the dark.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

Here, they will find the help and advice they need to write, edit, publish and market their books without being taken advantage of by the many author scams that prey on indies.»

Too long for this little box, but now that I am nearing 70 years old, after working many years and falling prey to a state college recruitment program in 1988, I find myself with a $ 66,000 student loan balance, being pushed into default by my servicer who changed my plan without my consent, and my credit and safety threatened.

Inspired by the protein levels found in natural prey, Dr. Elsey's cleanprotein is a high protein kibble that naturally optimizes a cat's appetite and body mass through simple, high - quality ingredients.

The dog can be hit by a vehicle, run off and not find their way home, become the prey of larger animals, or be picked up by someone who will keep the dog.

Just as cats 10,000 years ago were attracted to the easy, consistent food source that the first human settlements provided (see The Natural History of the Cat), feral cats today scavenge on the scraps that all human habitats inevitably produce.1 A study of a feral cat colony in Brooklyn found that the cats depended more on local garbage for food than on either prey or food provided by caregivers, and that the neighborhood produced enough garbage to feed three times more cats than actually lived in that area.2

Once they found the prey, coonhounds inform their masters by changing their tone.

A few months back, a client was referred to me by a friend, a dog trainer in Philadelphia when they began finding ways to combat their dog's leash behavior and overall high prey drive.

It acts by interrupting the pheromones of these pests, which is the way they communicate and find their prey and their mates.

However, you should be careful and keep an eye on them due to their hunting instinct; they'll let you know that they have found appropriate prey by howling.

«George found that about 50 % of prey were indeed brought home, with the other 50 % being eaten, scavenged by other animals or simply not found.»

«In Illinois, George (1974) found that only about half of animals killed by cats were provided to their owners, and in upstate New York, Kays and DeWan (2004) found that observed cat predation rates were 3.3 times higher than predation rates measured through prey returns to owners.

Inspired by a natural diet of whole prey animals, ORIJEN features unmatched and unique inclusions of fresh meats that mirror the evolutionary diet of dogs and cats — excluding high - glycemic carbohydrates, vegetable proteins and the long lists of synthetic supplements found in conventional foods.

For the most part, though, the «missing» sparrows can be found in the authors» use of a correction factor (3.3) proposed by Kays and DeWan to account for prey killed but not returned home.

In another study, researchers found that songbirds killed by cats tend to have smaller spleens than those killed through non-predatory events, leading them to conclude that «avian prey often have a poor health status.»

Inspired by the protein levels found in feline's natural prey, more than 90 percent of the protein in cleanprotein food is animal based.

Applying the ESA prohibition on the take of an endangered species, including habitat degradation, to the issue of free - roaming cats, it would appear that under the right circumstances, aa court could find that cats degrade the habitat of endangered or threatened predator species by killing the prey upon which those species depend for food.

Set in Victorian era London, The Slaughter: Act One has players assuming the role of hapless private investigator Sydney Emerson who, in between trying to make rent and beer money by finding lost dogs and enduring alleyway kickings, is swept into a case involving a serial killer who is preying upon the denizens of the city.

Finally, hearts can be recovered by gathering ingredients found in the wild — such as mushrooms, herbs, fruits, vegetables, and meat from prey that must be hunted — and cooking them by the fire to produce nutritious meals, which may (depending on the components employed in their preparation) even have secondary effects like increased defense, stealth, and others.

I was surprised to find Bethesda had used the name to spit out another apparently generic space shooter unrelated to anything we might know by the name Prey.

A bill introduced by state Sen. Kevin Ranker, D - Orcas Island, this month in the Legislature aims to find out just that, asking Washington officials and game developers to determine whether loot boxes — and similar video game mechanics — are a form of gambling that preys on children.

Found by Wright posted on a bus stop, the mystery author spoke of secret organisations that were controlling the citizens of the world, holding them in bondage «like a snake slowly constricting its prey».

A team of scientists led by the U.S. Geological Survey found that polar bears, increasingly forced on shore due to sea ice loss, may be eating terrestrial foods including berries, birds and eggs, but any nutritional gains are limited to a few individuals and likely can not compensate for lost opportunities to consume their traditional, lipid - rich prey — ice seals.