Sentences with phrase «from wild predator»

While wolves» complex social system may have set them up for domestication, we can say very little about how they actually made the leap from wild predator to fireside friend.

It was developed in the remote valleys and plateaus of the Himalayan Mountains, primarily to serve as a watch and guard dog protecting people and property from wild predators and wandering thieves.

Not exact matches

They are not trying to protect prey from predators in the wild.

One of the unmentioned pros of animals consuming the placenta is to protect their young from predators in the wild.

The artificial absence of wolves and other large predators gave cats, dogs, raccoons, and foxes license to grow fat on wild birds from the beaches to the mountainsides.

This sample of recent environmental films includes looks at the ecological effects of roads and top predators, the impact of climate change on a native village in the Arctic, a search for seeds of wild relatives of staple foods, and the fate of solar panels from Jimmy Carter's White House.

Martin Stevens from Exeter University who, along with Claire Spottiswoode from the University of Cambridge, co-led the project said: «Despite such a long history of research, ours is the first study to directly show how the degree of camouflage an individual has, to the eyes of its predators, directly affects the likelihood of it being seen and eaten in the wild.»

The robins live at the Zealandia wildlife sanctuary, a 225 - hectare nature paradise in Wellington where more than 700 of the birds live wild and protected from predators in the middle of the city.

«These predators, including mountain lions, aren't «hangry» and seeking out back yards to find food, but there comes a point when a mountain lion is hungry enough that it may use back yards to hunt for food, similar to what takes place in the wild,» said Kevin Blecha, who worked on the research in conjunction with Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists, while pursuing a graduate degree in ecology from CSU.

«From the wild, it was already known that ravens are able to cooperate when, for example, mobbing predators.

In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation.

If you ever watch an animal in the wild break free from a predator, you may notice that it goes through a very brief period of shaking or twitching, This is an instinctive response called a «discharge» to help release the built up energy from a previously high adrenal state.

This fantastical assemblage, like something from a Mad Max movie, would scoop up everything in its way: predators such as lions and cheetahs, lumbering endangered herbivores such as rhinos and elephants, herds of impala and wildebeest, family groups of warthogs and wild dogs.

The digging (and thus a hidden sleeping spot) also helps keep the wild dogs safe from predators.

Animals are predominantly reclusive when they are suffering from pain due to the fact that showing pain in the wild is the same as becoming the main target for predators.

If you let a house rabbit roam in your garden or yard there is always the danger of attack from wild and domestic predators.

By lying hidden in tall grass or snowdrifts, the wild dog protects itself from predators that may come calling while it sleeps.

In the wild they would protect their survival resources (dens, food, or young) from predators.

When they were in the wild cats often climbed trees to escape from predators who were unable to clamber after them.

Scientists outlined that, it is possible that CPV2 mutated from some unidentified parvo strain that was / still is widespread among the wild animals (mainly predators).

Most wild mammals hide themselves from predators, so you need a very curious dog that likes finding hidden things if you are to be successful finding those wild animals.

Animals in the wild, as well as domestic dogs, protect territory from competitors of their own species, and from predators of other species.

In the wild, birds get all the exercise that they need by flying, foraging for food, and keeping themselves safe from predators.

In the wild it's very important for a feline to cover its feces and urine smell for two reasons: to avoid alarming possible preys and also hiding from predators.

Also, cats in the wild urge to cover their business in order to protect themselves from predators.

One of the main reasons cats groom themselves after eating is that in the wild, cats want to protect themselves from predators, and want to eliminate any traces of blood that might have collected on their furs as they were hunting or eating.

Domestic animals get poisoning from eating contaminated meat just like predators in the wild end up dead after eating toxic meat.

The outdoor dangers range from diseases and injuries from battles with other cats (who can also be the source of those diseases), to predators such as owls and other large birds of prey, to roaming dogs, or their wilder counterparts such as foxes, and of course, the very real danger posed by cars.

Don't forget that dogs descend from wild prehistoric predators that ate meat and bones only and by default, all dogs are omnivorous.

Wild dogs rely upon a number of actions to preserve their families and remain hidden from predators.

The reason for this is to camouflage in the winter snow and to hide from overhead predators like eagles and owls in the wild.

To survive attacks from their predators, rabbits and guinea pigs normally conceal their illnesses in the wild.

If the wild dog ate any trace of feces, whether it belonged to them or not, it was a powerful means of keeping their nesting ground neutral and would discourage predators from searching there for food.

In the wild, many small animals are at risk from predators.

Parasites from wild rabbits and exposure to our native predator species such as coyotes, hawks, owls, and snakes make for an unsuitable habitat for domesticated rabbits.

Being a prey animal within the wild, it needs an effective camouflage within the snow from overhead predators.

In the wild, it is necessary for rabbits to hide from predators.

Early cats were hunters that lived in the wild, and their climbing ability meant that they had somewhere to retreat to away from larger predators, plus the capability of attacking smaller prey high up in the branches.

A lot of terrestrial wild life such as hummingbirds, pigeons, herons and iguanas either nest, rest or feed in mangroves over water to be safe from predators.

I have been called a pathological optimist, but on the other hand, I've watched reefs change radically from the dangerous wild places I experienced as a kid in the Florida Keys, to simplified systems with few corals and fewer predators.

And as these amateur photos from the San Diego Wild Animal Park show, the shoebill isn't always in predator mode — here, it gently moves a duck out of its way with only a few feathers lost.

Prior to decades of systematic hunting and poisoning of gray wolves, the iconic predator could be found in nearly every corner of the North America, from the northern wilds of Canada to as far south central Mexico.

By 2001, the population had dwindled to just 75 marmots total, a result of logging and attacks from bigger predators, and only a third of those were living in the wild.