Sentences with phrase «lots of prey»

Numerous studies have demonstrated that predation success varies widely among domestic cats: some catch lots of prey while others catch very few — or none at all.

We are looking into volunteering for Search and Rescue... it takes a LOT of training, but he is driven and has lots of prey drive.

Keep in mind that dogs are most likely to fail when lots of prey is around which is at dawn, dusk and in the night.

«With predator and prey co-evolution, you can see oscillations in which there are lots of prey around even when there are many predators, or lots of predators around even when there are very few prey,» noted Michael Cortez, a postdoctoral fellow in the Weitz lab and first author of the paper.

There's a lot of prey there in these protected areas, because they've been protected for 30 or 40 years, so there's enough deer and pigs for the tigers to eat.

If I have a pup with a lot of prey drive I will get a puppy prong collar and let him drag a line in the house.

This dog had a lot of prey drive, it chased the cat and killed it before anyone could even attempt to stop it.

When people get puppies with a lot of prey drive they are often at a loss as to what to do to control the little alligator they now live with.

She hasn't been around cats much but doesn't seem to have a lot of prey drive so she could probably learn to live with them.

Not exact matches

I hope that it does inspire a lot of people, any minority who's been preyed upon in this way to speak up and feel confident that they can speak up.»

A lot of parents, especially dads, seem to fall prey to this.

It sounds like there are a lot of hacks and posers who fall prey to the naturalistic fallacy, and who spread misinformation and falsities to justify their position.

These lone wolves, these are disaffected people and ISIS preys on their mind and then tells them on their own to just go out and kill people and the easiest quickest way for them to kill a lot of people is with guns,» he said.

Lending credence to these computer results, the actual collar records showed a lot of running at merely moderate speeds by both predator and prey.

«So while a cold chameleon can catch prey just as fast as a warm one, it takes a lot longer to deliver this meal to the mouth,» says Ulrike Müller of California State University in Fresno.

«And there are a whole lot of other creatures that don't have prey.»

Lots of animals differ in the parts of the color spectrum that they see best because of how they are tuned to their environments — whether they live in the deep sea or in caves, whether they mostly go out in the day or at night, or whether they're trying to pick up ultraviolet patterns on flowers or on prey.

These risks would have been especially important when our ancestors were pursuing prey or escaping from enemies, or even when they had to cover a lot of ground while foraging to meet their energy needs.

«It's easy to sympathize with the prey,» Laidre says, «but at the same time, there's a lot of ecological roles that that sort of action has.»

«When the number of prey was insufficient to satisfy them — they do eat a lot — they moved on to something else, and they did it in a sequential way.»

More challenging to preserve are species that require a lot of land, like elephants, and species that have highly specific requirements for habitat and prey — and a poor public image — like black - footed ferrets.

He believes that the tusk, which occurs on most males and some females, «could be useful in a lot of ways: for detecting ice formation, aspects of prey, and hormonal signs.»

«It looks like many of the shags» preferred prey were wiped out, and that a lot of oil pollutants got incorporated into the ecosystem.

Also, the data indicate that life would be tough on these animals if prey were scarce or inaccessible because of boundary fences that break up the landscape, forcing the cheetahs to spend a lot more time searching.

«When there are lots of predators around and few prey, it's because the prey are very good food sources and the predators are doing quite well.»

«When prey is abundant and there are few predators, it may be because there are lots of defended prey — prey that the predators can't eat,» he added.

«This find means that, around 15 million years ago when there were a lot of large sperm whales with big teeth like Albicetus, it may have been a moment of peak richness in the number and diversity of marine mammals serving as prey to these whales,» Boersma suggests.

But the situation I was working in in the early»90s was a prey - rich area with lots of wild elephants, a lot of tigers, and they would not enter traps.

Some of the most common occupants of the Dominican amber are stingless bees, which collected resin for its antibiotic properties and fell prey to assassin bugs with lots of the sticky stuff slathered on the tips of their legs.

To my mind, this is lot like a reformed alcoholic pushing abstinence on the entire population, even though most people seem to be able to take a drink or two and not fall prey to the ravages of demon rum.

I wear a lot of leather — mainly skirts but some pants, a couple of dresses, and jackets, and I don't think I'm viewed as «free prey» but perhaps I'm just oblivious;)

Players don't usually put a lot of effort into their profiles and rely solely on their photograph and their ability to «hunt their prey» by contacting others themselves.

There are lots of twisted people in the world who prey on those who are overly trusting.

The opening sequences of Lucy feature lots of arty montages that show us natural predators devouring their natural prey.

Kevin Bacon has a lot of fun as his prey in full - on»60s Bond - villain mode complete with his hidden lairs and his submarine and his hidden lair inside his submarine (seriously).

Lots of film - related goodness in this week's preview of coming attractions, including The Grinch trailer, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Tully and more... The Grinch Trailer Here is the new The Grinch trailer.

This new style changes the typical, «find the right path to complete the mission,» gameplay that a lot of tactical shooters fall prey to into a more natural approach of letting you choose how and when to attempt a mission.

Capturing your prey in Monster Hunter World requires you to use tranq bombs, and other paralysing tools, but in order to craft these, you're going to need a lot of parashroom.

You see, I spent a lot of my early time with Monster Hunter World as a sort of novice zoologist, stealthily stalking my prey and observing them in their natural habitat.

A lot of people who peddle themselves as retirement experts will prey on financially illiterate seniors, she says.

Sadly, there are a lot of companies the prey on borrowers seeking help for their student loans, so make sure you're not taken advantage of.

Before you sign up for a credit repair plan, you should make sure that you understand exactly what is involved in repairing your credit score... while there are a lot of credit repair agencies that are legitimate, there are also some that seek to prey on those who need help and perform services that are both immoral and illegal.

In the wild, cats have to hunt for prey, and that burns a lot of its energy, explaining its long sleeping hours.

Through the natural eating of prey, cats consume a lot of water.

They thrive in dry desert conditions and at a temperature of 80 ° to 90 ° F. Avoid sand for bedding because it can lead to intestinal impactions, especially in juveniles which swallow a lot of substrate as they strike out at prey.

A lot of Frenchies have high prey drive, many have no prey drive at all as well.

Predictable and consistent behavior Prefers human company, especially children Relatively «directable» without training Affectionate Able to be banged around, by kids and clumsy humans Comfortable indoors, and in the climates you live in and take vacations Doesn't require a lot of exercise Calm in the home; not hyperactive Medium high food drive; medium high prey drive (for fetching) Able to take, and learn from, a correction Low initiative Low fearfulness Submissive Low other - dog aggression Quiet; not highly reactive to bark at sights and sounds around the home or in public Image of a guard dog without the actual follow through (if you are into that kind of thing) Easily Housetrained (some breeds are easier than others)

Dogs who don't work at all in prey and are not very strong in defense can be worked, but it is very difficult and tedious, and probably not a lot of fun for them or the helper.

They also are not the best dogs to be around little animals since a lot of times they just assume they are prey and are meant to be chased down and devoured.

At some stage in the 15,000 - year - long partnership between dogs and people, someone noticed that dogs who keep their eyes on prey were capable of moving a lot faster than those who rely on their noses to track prey.