Sentences with phrase «going after their prey»

Toads tend to attack other toads from the right but go after prey from the left.

The instinct to go after prey is intense in some dogs, which might cause your pooch to chase after the kitty.

Dewclaws that stick out, instead of being tight to the paw, can get caught in carpeting or brush or when dogs go after prey such as lizards in rock piles.

Suddenly sound asleep cats are stretching and jumping and having a grand time going after their prey.

Moore also suggests that the allegations of sexual assault Assange is facing in Sweden may be nothing short of bogus, urging that readers «not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey.»

Not exact matches

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.

Homo sapiens's division of labor allowed women and children to focus on small game and gathering while men went after the larger prey.

Actually, most wild animals, after killing their prey, go for the fat and other spare parts, instead of rushing to the meat, as we do... That's what got me interested in this kind of diet.

It went into wide release on November 10, just over a month after the first Harvey Weinstein story broke, as it was becoming clear that the flood of stories about powerful men who preyed on women with impunity was not going to slow down anytime soon.

But after the kids head back to their apartment to celebrate, they notice several more meteors landing in the city and decide to go on the hunt, only to discover that these aliens are bigger and more ferocious than the first one; black, wolf - like beasts with fluorescent teeth and the ability to sniff out their prey.

Later, they were crossed with a spaniel to get the longhaired dachshund, a variety good for going after water - loving prey like otters.

This is definitely true of Jack Russells as much as any other dog - possibly even more so, as the Jack Russell is definitively a terrier: active, agile, with a propensity to run for miles and dig endlessly (these dogs were bred to keep up with the horses during a fox - hunt, and to tunnel after prey that's gone to ground).

This all started after I read an explanation of why cats go about repeatedly exploring the same areas: it's partly to establish and survey their territory, but they're also practicing «mobile» hunting: moving about, being curious, and poking their noses around in the hopes of upsetting potential prey and finding a meal.

Dogs who are not spayed or neutered have a higher prey drive and are much more likely to go after a rabbit.

Dogs chase things, they have natural prey drive, so are going to run after other dogs, cats and other small animals.

Terriers, named for the Latin «terra» meaning earth, are smallish dogs which «go to ground» after small prey.

These attributes, together with the Cesky's short stature, gave it an advantage when going underground after small prey animals.

The Pit was very prey drive oriented and would go after my Westie when Frank started to do his little chase me dance.

When your cat is going after toys designed to mimic prey, like a feather on a pole or a catnip mouse, she's using her mind as well as her body.

The neurotoxin causes the prey to go into shock, which allows the dragon to rest after hunting without fear of the prey escaping.

They usually will go after the easy prey first.