Sentences with phrase «prey during a hunt»

By precisely measuring the movements of predators and prey during hunts, researchers have now modelled the optimum strategy of both hunter and hunted, unpacking the subtle details of this evolutionary arms race.

They need this so they can propel themselves in water or run after their prey during a hunt.

Not exact matches

Nearly a third of respondents at Cerro Hoya admitted to hunting within park boundaries during the previous year, their preferred prey being the collared peccary, Pecari tajacu.

«Other cranial features — such as those related to this carnivore's diet — are proof that the Iberian lynx hunted small - sized prey such as lagomorphs and rodents which had a great presence during that time period,» the researcher states.

Although they seem to like carrion, studies show that they also hunt live prey with a stealthy approach followed by a sudden short charge, during which they can run briefly at speeds up to 20 km / h (about 13 mph).

What's more, older elk used difficult terrain during bow hunting season — making things tricky for the hunters, who need to get close to their prey for a kill.

It was a wolf spider, a species that tended to hide during the day and hunt for prey at night.

This is definitely true of Jack Russells as much as any other dog - possibly even more so, as the Jack Russell is definitively a terrier: active, agile, with a propensity to run for miles and dig endlessly (these dogs were bred to keep up with the horses during a fox - hunt, and to tunnel after prey that's gone to ground).

Cats get infected by hunting and eating prey, eating raw food diets, or by inadvertently licking oocysts during grooming.

Lakeland Terriers were originally bred to hunt and kill the foxes that preyed on sheep during the lambing season in Northern England's Lake District.

These athletic dogs originally hunted fox during the day and raccoons overnight, and today can be used to locate any number of hunting prey due to their speed, endurance, and loud howl.

During these trials the dog is released to run through man - made tunnels to hunt for its prey, usually a rat.

Originating from England back in the 1600's, this dog breed got its name from pointing where the prey is during a hunt.

Hiding a small percentage of their daily food in food puzzles and food - dispensing toys (made for cats or dogs) they can «hunt» for during the day activates the prey drive.

Owners should also provide hiding places for their cats, so that the pets replicate the hiding action during stalking or hunting prey.

Belugas also travel up northern rivers into brackish (partly salty) water and estuaries (where a river meets the seas) to hunt prey during the summer.

But during the colder months is when their menu is richest - when the floes become the launching pad for hunting down their favored prey - seals.