Sentences with phrase «predators attacking from»

This shield would have helped protect the animal from predators attacking from below, something that low - slung terrestrial residents don't have to worry about, Rieppel says.

Tracks from the site showed that the predators attacked from above, moving alongside to use their many legs for more effective grappling of their prey.

Not exact matches

«Herons, ospreys, kingfishers, and mergansers are the major predators of adult trout, and all of them attack from above....

Miliband's attempt to distinguish «predator» companies from «producer» companies is designed to let him attack the City while still claiming to be pro-business.

Gianaris» platform focuses on fighting pollution from power plants, preventing terrorism and attacks by sexual predators and consumer protection for airline passengers, while Arcabascio's campaign focuses on job creation, more hospitals, deregulation of insurance companies and education reform.

But in nature, many creatures use transparent shells for camouflage, which can survive repeated attacks from predators.

First, when humans» ancestors descended from the trees to sleep on the ground, individuals probably had to spend more time awake to guard against predator attacks.

Catania can not say, however, whether a leap attack from an electric eel is equally as shocking for all potential predators.

To see if the sugary morsel could also help bees bounce back from a negative experience, the researchers mimicked a predator attack by gently squeezing 35 insects in a trap before releasing them.

In experiments done at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute here, hermit crabs living in highly acidic conditions did not show the increased boldness of Munday's clown fish, but they took far longer to withdraw into their shells than normal when they came under attack from a potential predator (in this case, a toy octopus).

Kenneth Catania of Vanderbilt University used the model to show how an eel can effectively attack a predator reaching into the water from above.

«In females, selection seems to have favoured better camouflage to avoid attack from avian predators.

Tiger sharks are ambush predators, primarily attack surfacing turtles from below.

A new study from The Auk: Ornithological Advances explores how Poland's cavity - nesting Marsh Tits deal with predator attacks and finds that while tactics such as small entrances and solid walls do help, adaptations like this can only take the birds so far.

These snails seem to be immune to attack from the plankton - feeding fish that are the amphipods» main predators.

As a result, the coordinated attack of a large colony of yellow jackets can drive even large predators away from the nest.

However, the biologists in Bergen are about to test another hypothesis, namely that nests with chicks from multiple fathers are less vulnerable to attack by predators.

«We see that the nests with chicks only from the male that feeds them are more often attacked by predators.

Back in the lab, the ecologists counted up the attacks by different predators — they can tell the nick of a bird's beak from the teeth marks of a mouse or the paired piercings of ant, for example.

Several possible blue tit fathers may then work together to stop predators from attacking their young, according to new research from the University of Bergen.

«The nests with chicks only from the male that feeds them are more often attacked by predators.

Research conducted by Dr Bill Dew at the University of Lethbridge in Canada looked for the first time at the effect of the metal contaminants nickel and copper on specific fish olfactory sensory neurons, and how these affect the fish's ability to detect and swim away from an odour released by other fish of the same species (conspecifics) when a predator attack takes place.

The fish were hardest to see from angles at which predators typically attack.

Forces of natural selection nudged nonvenomous fang blennies toward colors and stripes similar enough to those of their venomous cousins to discourage attacks from an educated predator.

Apart from humans and the occasional orca known to attack babies, whales don't really have predators, probably simply because of their size.

Many animals depend on their nerves to sense danger and to escape from predators; the predators, in turn, depend on their nerves to mount a fast attack.

It's not clear why a conquering male might refrain from destroying existing eggs, although they might offer eggs fertilised by the new male a better chance of survival if a predator attacks the nest.

Then, after the kill or the attack, cavemen might have had to either pursue a wounded animal or possibly flee after an attack from a predator.

To re-create these types of events in the weight room would involve doing short, all - out bouts of power and strength sets (symbolizing going after the kill during a hunt or the attack from a predator).

Great White Sharks suffer from one of the worst public relations attacks in history; since Jaws was released in the 1970's, these majestic predators have been seen as vicious man - eating machines.

The eloquently simple premise presents Lee and Evelyn Abbott (director / co-writer Krasinski and his wife, Emily Blunt), parents struggling to raise and protect their three children Regan (Millicent Simmonds), Marcus (Noah Jupe) and Beau (Cade Woodward) from lightning - fast critters resembling a mash - up of the Predator, the Deadly Mantis and the villains from «Attack of the Crab Monsters.»

In recent years, for example, these predators have shifted their focus from large corporations to smaller businesses, which have fewer resources to fight back and are more vulnerable to attack.

If you let a house rabbit roam in your garden or yard there is always the danger of attack from wild and domestic predators.

So, when I say that predation might play a role in a dog attack, people conjure up the idea that maybe a pit bull is similar to a human sexual predator, and then draw conclusions that they are somehow defective, and that society needs to be protected from them.

When outdoors, cats face the risks of being exposed to infections from other animals, getting into fights, being attacked by predators, or being run over by vehicles.

The most common death is caused by traffic run - ins, attacks from stray dogs and wildlife predators such as coyotes and mountain lions.

Rabbits can die of a heart attack from the stress of being approached by a predator.

Next you should offer some protection from attack by predators.

This is to protect the dog from getting their throats ripped when being attacked by a predator.

There should be a tarp or covering over the enclosure to avoid attacks from flying predators.

Furthermore, rabbits can die of heart attacks from the very approach of a predator or vandal.

To survive attacks from their predators, rabbits and guinea pigs normally conceal their illnesses in the wild.

You need to approach him on his level so get down on your knees and move towards him — if his first sense of you is from above he will think your an attacking predator.

Cats fear being trapped and will be ill at ease trying to get to a litter box that could leave them vulnerable to what they perceive as a potential attack from another animal or predator.

It's the same for your pet cat and it helps her decide how to act in dangerous situations, such as an attack from a predator or even another cat.

They should never run away from the dog or scream, as this may cause the dog's predator instincts to kick in, and he may chase or attack them.

They can die of heart attacks from the very approach of a predator — even if the rabbit is not attacked or bitten.

Early cats were hunters that lived in the wild, and their climbing ability meant that they had somewhere to retreat to away from larger predators, plus the capability of attacking smaller prey high up in the branches.

From what I know, «Lead the Wind» is superior to «Predator's Onslaught» as 10 % attack speed deals more dmg over time than a 10 % DMG increase, atleast in Boss battles.

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