Sentences with phrase «prey on the rodents»

Servals are solitary nocturnal hunters; they primarily prey on rodents but are also known to eat birds, reptiles, fish, and frogs.

As early societies developed agriculture, these cats moved in to prey on the rodents that were attracted to stores of grain.

As humans began farming the land, cats moved in to prey on rodents attracted to crops.

The food may be provided indirectly, for example, if the cats get into dumpsters, garbage bags and cans, or prey on rodents.

As people began farming the land, the cats moved in to prey on rodents attracted to crops.

Not exact matches

That is the plague we know today: a true zoonosis sustained by infected rodents and the fleas that prey on them.

They prey on the blood of dogs, horses, deer, birds, rodents and — yes — people.

Bird feeders also attract predators; coyotes may prey on songbirds and, in addition, on the rodents or rabbits that come to feast on the spillage

Gone are the doubts that George expressed — first, regarding the impact of cat predation on rodent and other prey populations; second, regarding the relationship between these populations and the raptors that feed on them.

In addition, the eggs may be eaten by another animal («intermediate host») such as a small rodent (for example a mouse or rat), and a cat can be infected by preying on (eating) the infected intermediate host.

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.

Feral cats also bring pests like fleas and ticks, and they can start to affect the environment by preying on natural bird and rodent populations.

Though 80 % of a coyotes diet usually are small rodents, they will scavenge through compost, fallen fruit from trees, garbage, and will also prey on your pet!

Although cats miraculously survive in the wild on a diet consisting of birds, rodents and other prey, bones from meat or poultry cooked at home are harmful food for cats.

Play interactions can be based on the prey preferences of individual cats, such as toys that simulate birds (feather on a wand), insects (piece of dry food or laser pointer), or small rodents (many choices available).

Monitors, on the other hand, are active and excellent hunters, and often include in their diets such relatively intelligent prey as birds and rodents.

These animals prey mainly on black - tailed deer and Roosevelt elk, only taking smaller game, such as squirrels, rodents, and beaver, when larger prey are scarce.