Sentences with phrase «for catching prey»

By the time the kitten is about six months previous, the deciduous tooth can have fallen out and been replaced by 30 everlasting teeth — tailored by Mother Nature for catching prey, ripping it to pieces and chewing it up.

The longnose gar is an elongated fish with a long, thin snout full of needle - like teeth perfectly suited for catching prey.

They have large nematocysts, which Leander describes as «little harpoons,» for catching prey.

The pharyngeal jaws allowed them, for example, to crush plants or hard - shelled animals, while the oral jaws were specialized exclusively for catching prey.

Some researchers think the appendage figures in reproduction; others believe it's for catching prey.

Not exact matches

For immediacy doubtless does not know; but never does reflection catch its prey so surely as when it makes its snare out of nothing, and never is reflection so thoroughly itself as when it is... nothing.

For sure, the three LPGA stars were among the record seven million Woods fans who watched the Big Cat stalk and nearly catch his prey in Sunday's Valspar Championship finale.

A whale that lived 30 million years ago had extraordinary back teeth for sieving out small prey, while its front teeth let it catch big prey too

Those sharks that do not become successful in learning how to catch prey quickly may starve as a result, which would partially explain the early migration of this juvenile female to off - shore waters for richer food.

Fishermen still make offerings at the volcano for a good catch and hunters still fan across its forested skirt in search of prey.

Humpbacks tilt their uniquely scalloped pectoral flippers aggressively for extra lift in the water, turning their immense bodies swiftly to catch fast, elusive prey.

Some 60,000 years ago, at a time when other Stone Age people were heaving spears at their prey, the members of a culture known as Howiesons Poort were setting their weapons aloft with a bow, 20,000 years before the bow and arrow caught on for good.

Even though no footage shows the squid actually catching a meal, the squirming tentacle tips could attract prey in several ways, the researchers suggest today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Motions of the clubbed tips could stimulate bioluminescence in microorganisms or small creatures swimming nearby, which could in turn entice larger prey suitable for the squid.

The whales don't perform bottom side - rolls in another area of the Gulf of Maine where the dominant humpback prey is herring, further suggesting that the late - night acrobatics are for catching sand lance.

For instance, a snake has venom, but it also can make use of its speed and jaws to catch prey.

To add to its mystery P. otwayensis weaves highly stereotyped ladder - shaped webs, where they stand facing down after sunset, waiting for preys which will be caught by using the ladder as a trap — a behavior which was already described in detail by now retired arachnologist Mike Gray (Australian Museum) for the only known other species of this genus, P. carraensis.

A snake has been caught on film pushing grass out of the way near a ground squirrel burrow as if in preparation for an attack on its prey

Plant turned preexisting defenses against insect pests into weapons for catching and eating prey

As the timing of our seasons continues to change, the hares are likely to be caught out in the wrong color coats for longer and longer, making them easy to spot — and easy prey.

Bats are famed for using high - pitched squeaks to catch prey in total darkness.

But early whales had big, sharp teeth for catching large prey.

This showed that Kuehneotherium and Morganucodon had very different abilities for catching and chewing prey.

Like modern gray wolves, dire wolves — which «are not made - up beasts for «Game of Thrones,»» Brown said — were predators that caught and killed prey with their jaws.

For decades, many scientists have recommended that fisheries managers consider ecosystem factors — such as how predators interact with prey — when setting catch limits and other policies and guidance.

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Dominika is pressed into service to approach and weaken an American agent whose contact with a mole inside the Russian intelligence services has made her uncle's life difficult, but as one might expect in a film like this, she catches feelings for her prey, played with icy determination by Joel Edgerton, and things get complicated quickly.

Verger forces Lecter out of retirement in hopes of catching his prey, but learns one really should be careful of what one wishes for lest he get it.

Other dogs on our list used their muscles to catch prey or carry weights for their masters.

A cat has limited prey items that he must find, chase, catch, and kill for his survival.

The front legs of a healthy cat are used for balance, running, climbing, and catching prey.

This inability to catch the prey can result in a cat or dog that is constantly watching for the red dot, even after you've put the laser away, and is always on edge, jumpy, and becomes obsessed with shafts of light and shadows.

To be successful, the animal must use a combination of genetics and observation of other members of their species to learn successful strategies for finding, catching and killing of live prey.

Once caught and released, the paper springs back and bounces around erratically on the wire mimicking prey and making for hours of self - sustaining entertainment.

The English sport of coursing — hunting by sight instead of scent — has roots in ancient Greece, and is a sport valued for the contest more than the catching of the prey.

They covered their tracks so as not to be preyed upon, and they behaved stealthy in order to hunt and catch their food (stalking is not for the loud or clumsy).

Body postures of play aggression are the behaviors a cat shows when searching for and catching prey.

A puppy can usually handle cornish hens, baby chickens, squirrels and other small mammals (wild - caught prey should always be frozen for at least three weeks to kill of any parasites it may contain).

While cats may make seemingly good rodent catchers, most are not able to consistently catch prey for food and still rely primarily on humans for daily sustenance.

Throw a stuffed toy for a puppy and watch his prey drive in action as he chases it, catches it, then shakes it to «kill» it.

If your dog had to hunt for his food like his progenitors did, that instinct would lead him to chase and catch small prey.

Originally a dog bred exclusively for noble families and to work with their families» falconers before guns were used in bird and small game hunting, ancestors of the Small Münsterländer (formerly the Kleiner Münsterländer Vorstehhund) had to work in upland areas to flush prey for the falcon, then allow the falcon to keep the prey until the falconer could retrieve it while the dog pointed at the catch.

American foxhounds are known for doing everything they can to catch their prey.

The body postures seen during play aggression resemble the postures a cat would normally show when searching for or catching prey.

Remember, felines are prey animals who love to stalk and catch so add a feather, dangling toy or string as a reward for an app well - played.

A hungry farm - cat hunts only enough to feed itself, while one that receives food hunts for «sport» and catches prey more frequently.

The irresistible lure of tinsel and ribbons, those tantalizing decorations that prove impossible for your cat to resist, because they look like easy - to - catch wiggly prey to her.

For people who have cats as a form of pest control, or dislike the idea of rodents and other small critters entering their homes, this prey catching talent is usually applauded.

Some cats that catch prey will bring their owners the dead — or sometimes still alive — animals in order to show off their prized catch for later consumption, as a teaching aid, or as a gift.

Look out for the ribbon eels stretching out of their homes hoping to catch unsuspecting prey.

It is noteworthy for its extraordinary diving ability and skill at catching prey underwater.