Sentences with phrase «human predators»

The goat's low growth rate and weak, small infants would have made it an easy target for human predators, who wiped out the species around 3000 years ago.

The assembled group is mostly made up of human predators, people that know their way around a tough situation.

When Monks's pleas fall on deaf ears, he fashions a daring escape during a snowstorm, with the young boy slung across his back — and brings the wrath of a madman down on himself and his family, culminating in a diabolically crafted «revolution» — a recreation of Hitchcock's The Birds, but with human predators, unleashed on the town of Bodega Bay, California.

Perversely, the Chernobyl accident created a mildly radioactive Eden whose ecology brings to mind the unspoiled landscape of Europe before the arrival of human predators from Africa.

With the usual fanfare, Democratic candidate Mike Hein signed legislation creating an animal abuse registry to protect animals against human predators.

This brings down the wrath of the madman on himself and his family, and culminates in a diabolically crafted «revolution» — a recreation of Hitchcock's The Birds, but with human predators, unleashed on the town of Bodega Bay, California.

Common garter snakes, along with four other snake species, have evolved the ability to eat extremely toxic species such as the rough - skinned newt — amphibians that would kill a human predator — thanks to at least 100 million years of evolution, according to Joel McGlothlin, an assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Science and a Fralin Life Science Institute affiliate.

«I expect this to be common because the human predator preys on just about every medium - to - large vertebrate on the planet,» he says.

Both the buffalo and the whale are beautiful, powerful animals whom I believe deserve protection from human predators.

A fearless dog, the Komondor's main task is to guard flocks of sheep or other livestock against predators such as wolves, coyotes, feral dogs, or human predators.

Later, farmers valued the breed for its ability to scare off both animal and human predators.

It is a favourite of collectors, and these human predators are severely reducing its numbers.

Another large watercolor portrays in great detail the Tarpon fish, which is known for its ability to fight both natural and human predators.