Sentences with phrase «other animals prey»

Not exact matches

«The Red Triangle includes roughly 200 miles of coastline.But it's not the beachgoers and surfers that attract great whites to these waters.It's the rich population of other mammals like elephant seals, harbor seals, sea lions, and sea otters.Great whites prefer to prey on these animals instead of humans.

There would be a mass die off of animals once the ark landed because most of the animals feed on others, and with only two of which, the prey would be annihilated very quickly, and the predatory then would starve.

God has animals preying on each other, for food.

You said in regard to God has animals preying on each other, for food., «FWIW, the creation story suggests that was the way things were, and Revelation suggests that's the way things will be.

Animals that at any other time of year might stay away from each other, or even prey on one another, will live in relative peace and safety near the water hole.

Metaphorically, the sheep of the West eat up not only all animals that prey upon them — coyotes, wildcats and eagles especially — but badgers, skunks, foxes, ringtails and others.

Guns kill animals for no other purpose than to provide adreneline rushes to people that no longer need to eat their fallen prey.

I collected blood samples from the hunters, from other people in their community, and from their animal prey.

King hypothesizes that proteins that the single - celled ancestors of animals used to interact with the extracellular environment — to capture bacterial prey by binding to their cell surface and to detect chemical signals — were later repurposed to enable cells to stick to and talk to each other.

One idea is that this tactic gives the animals access to prey others can't reach.

Sight drives nearly every aspect of their lives, including catching prey and communicating with other animals.

«It would also be great to apply this type of experiment to other questions, such as how different environments affect the amount of predation that prey animals experience.»

Each tentacle is covered with stinging cells (cnidocytes) that can stun or kill other animals: most jellyfish use them to secure prey or as a defense mechanism.

Others, such as Sarcocystis parasites, first live in an intermediate host, the prey animal of the wolf, and reach their final host, the wolf, only if the intermediate host has been consumed by the final host.

Venom is a complex mixture of proteins and other toxic chemicals produced by animals such as snakes and spiders, either to incapacitate their prey or to defend against predators.

Unlike humans, some other animals can find other mammals in the forest much more easily especially when those mammals are their prey.

Nutrients help sustain phytoplankton and zooplankton, the tiny aquatic plants and animals at the base of the food web that support other aquatic life, including prey fishes.

Some animals and insects wear their costumes all year round, masquerading as plants, leaves, and even other creatures to better evade predators — and to hunt their own prey.

Bats and other animals that rely on sounds to detect prey in the dark move their ears much like humans use their eyes to track an object of interest, making constant adjustments to their ear positions.

In general, hyenas are large, strong, flesh - eating animals that hunt a wide range of prey but mostly feed on carrion (the kills of other predators).

Even as species around the globe are rapidly falling prey to extinction, and countless others are threatened, scientists are still turning up new species of plants and animals every year — thousands of them.

Its peglike teeth suggest the animal fed on worms and other soft - bodied prey, Sues says.

Checking the types of animal bones at other early Homo fossil sites out of Africa could show whether the mix of prey species changed when hominins colonized a new site, supporting a «naïve prey» effect.

Observing the behaviors of dangerous and cryptic predators like alligators is no easy task, so scientists used animal - borne cameras to monitor alligators capturing prey and their other activities.

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.

Not only do we kill other animals at much higher rates than other predators, but our ability to bring down larger adults can make it very difficult for some prey populations to recover.

A second explanation for this behavior is that babies» expectations about animals and their insides are tied to the cognitive systems humans evolved to deal with predators and prey — in other words, to deal with animals as a food source.

The macaques use these tools to break open oysters, gastropods, and other intertidal prey (Gumert and Malaivijitnond, 2012), during intensive foraging episodes that can result in dozens of shellfish being eaten by a single animal using a single tool (Haslam et al., 2016a2016).

talon The curved toenail - like claw on the foot of a bird, lizard or other predatory animal that uses these claws to snag prey and tear into its tissues.

With colorful names like the evening fieldslug, cinnamon juga, Chelan mountainsnail and masked duskysnail, these species recycle nutrients, filter water and provide important prey for birds, amphibians and other animals.

These species facilitate the transfer of energy to higher trophic levels by consuming very small prey and then being eaten by larger, predatory fish and other marine animals.

While smarter humans could better survive, the animals killed other easier prey, feasting on the most nutritious parts — the liver, stomach, brain, heart, and other organs and glands.

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.

Sea life is main attraction, but there is other animal life as well, for example Birds of Prey.

With road traffic, coyotes and other prey animals, it's simply safer for cats to stay inside.

Like any other canine breed, American Pit Bull Terriers range on the spectrum of intra-species aggression, which refers to their prey drive towards other animals.

Long before dogs became members of the household, they were wild animals that would fall prey to other carnivores.

In the wild, sick or injured cats hide to prevent other animals from preying on them.

However, small dogs, cats, and other small household pets may appear as prey to a Greyhound and they may chase these small animals.

Most of these prey animals have intestines full or seeds, grains, and other vegetation.

DD: Wild canids, indeed, ate other animals as prey, and many included fruits, grains and vegetables in their entrails, which were nutrient dense.

Although some fanciers claim Tamaskans are good with small animals, these dogs sometimes have a strong prey drive and should not be left alone with other small pets.

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

I would be keen to know more about their prey drive, and how well they get on with cats or other small animals like chickens?

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

It is equally sad to see Danes bounced out of their homes, placed multiple times, because they are too high strung to live with, or are driven by such high prey drive that they are a danger to other animals or small children.

Samoyeds are way better with kids, strangers, and other dogs, though I think (but I could be wrong) that american eskimos are better with small animals (mine had a non-existant prey drive as an adult, but that could have been unique to him and our training) Every dog requires a commitment to daily exercise and training, and these two are no exception.

Dogs who live outside seem to have a higher prey drive toward other animals than dogs who live indoors.

A cat's prey drive is so strong that even well - fed cats may naturally enjoy hunting birds or other small animals.

«Pit bulls require special housing considerations» and «isolation from other animals if dog aggressive or have a high prey drive.»