Sentences with phrase «on catching prey»

Although indoor cats» survival doesn't depend on catching prey or avoiding predators, they never lose these instincts.

Cats are hunters and thrive on catching prey.

Not exact matches

It is meant to catch his prey: the spider fattens himself on flies, and the Pharisee has his reward.

Catching prey underwater and then shredding it at the surface was probably a smaller behavioral leap from full - on land feeding than other aquatic hunting strategies.

Fish exposed to the noise of speedboats were less efficient at finding, catching and holding on to prey.

In addition to red squirrels, cameras also caught a hawk, a Blue Jay, and even a white - tailed deer preying on Rusty Blackbird nests.

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.

Animal - borne camera reveals that alligators may attempt to capture prey most often at night, even though the calculated probability of catching prey is highest in the morning, according to a study published in PLOS ONE on January 15, 2014 by James Nifong from the University of Florida and colleagues from other institutions.

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

But surprised scientists have now caught blue whales in the act of making full 360 ° rolls at high speed as they close in on their prey.

Not only do they get snagged on hooks and tangled in nets, but chronic overfishing can deprive the birds of their prey — the same small fish that boats are catching.

The Grand Banks fell prey to the usual list of suspects: a government that set fishing limits higher than scientists advised; fishermen who cheated on catch quotas; and the lack of restraint that plagues all «open access» fisheries («if we...

Modern leopard seals have evolved similar feeding habits: they can filter feed on krill as well as catching larger prey like penguins.

If this turns out to be the case, we could potentially catch a star in the act of preying on a planet and learn about how the eventual death of our solar system may play out.

As the most intensely persecuted bird of prey in the UK, Hen Harriers are under particular threat from being caught up in the crossfire of grouse hunts in upland moors where they feed on red grouse.

On average, the researchers reckon both fish were five times more successful at catching prey together than separately.

These highly intelligent cetaceans have been documented creating large waves to wash seals off ice floes, and even intentionally beaching themselves to catch prey on the shore.

Larger prey are normally caught by swooping on them from a perch.

That could include some bizarre adaptations, including «sponges that are sticky and catch prey instead of filtering water; small bivalves / clams having changed to suck in tiny shrimps instead of filtering; polychaete worms feeding on others and detritus - eating sea cucumbers.»

Bats rely on impressively complex flight maneuvers to catch prey in mid-air, and understanding how they manage those feats could lead to improvements in man - made aircraft.

What caught my attention immediately was that much like its predecessor, The Strangers: Prey at Night was based on true events.

Though we think of wild wolves as subsisting entirely on the flesh of the prey animals they manage to catch, in reality, both wild wolves and domesticated dogs are omnivores — they are capable of eating both animal and plant foods.

Perhaps more than any other animal on earth, the cat is built to hunt and catch prey.

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

Just as they enjoy the benefits from natural animal fat from prey on land, food caught in the water can also provide some great nutritional elements.

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.

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.

Raptors rely on their excellent eyesight to catch prey and avoid hazards.

Barratt has suggested that «median numbers of prey estimated or observed to be caught per year are approximately half the mean values, and are a better representation of the average predation by house cats based on these data.»

``... median numbers of prey estimated or observed to be caught per year are approximately half the mean values, and are a better representation of the average predation by house cats based on these data.»

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.

Factors affecting the amount of prey caught and estimates of the impact on wildlife.»

Regions were divided into relative prey abundance based on average number of small mammals caught per year per area, from an annual dataset (Australian Wildlife Conservancy, unpublished data).

It's also a good idea to interact with a cat who's focused on a show, especially since felines may become frustrated when their instincts to catch prey are thwarted.

At first, I worry that Blum & Poe have caught the overhanging bug that seems to prey on big venues — Ace notoriously overhangs, and MoCA will never accept that it's not MoMA.

Polar bears depend on sea ice for catching their main prey, seals.

They feed on plankton and other small prey caught in the water that they sieve for food, much in the manner of baleen whales.

A tiger and her cubs look up from their nighttime meal, feasting on a fresh - caught prey.

I would like to see our money spent on other issues, such as catching online predators that prey on the weak and children, building new Jails to support the ever demanding prison population increases, more money to our police forces accross the nation, education, healthcare, infostructure, issues like that, which are important, not on this copyright law which isnt an important issue and never really has been.

The Tether hack caught the headlines, but there were several lesser reported stories highlighting the vampires who continue to prey on hapless investors.