Sentences with phrase «prey such»

But ABC said further that, if not done right, wind energy also poses a serious threat to various species of birds, including birds of prey such as the Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Short - eared Owl, and Flammulated Owl; endangered and threatened species such as the California Condor, Kirtland's Warbler, Whooping Crane, Snail Kite, Marbled Murrelet, Hawaiian Goose, and Hawaiian Petrel; and other species of special conservation concern such as the Bicknell's Thrush, Sprague's Pipit, Cerulean Warbler, Oak Titmouse, Lewis's Woodpecker, Brewer's Sparrow, Long - billed Curlew, Bay - breasted Warbler, and Blue - winged Warbler.

From the solitary birds of prey such as the Brahminy kite, pictured at top and bottom, to the flocks of migrating terns gathered on the beach to feed and rest before moving on.

It's also a hotspot for birds of prey such as whistling kites, Nankeen Kestrels, Black - breasted Buzzards, brown falcons and wedge - tailed eagles.

They forage in nearshore areas by plowing through muddy bottoms in search of benthic prey such as worms, mudshrimp, and amphipods.

Baleen whales completely lack teeth and filter small prey such as plankton, worms, and baitfish from the water using rows of baleen arranged in their mouths like sieves.

The islands also appeal to birders, who can enjoy sightings of hornbills, Nicobar pigeons, drongos, collared kingfishers and babblers, as well as birds of prey such as sea - eagles and Brahminy kites.

After four months of successfully learning the skills needed to return to its native habitat — including identifying and capturing natural prey such as blue crabs, horseshoe crabs and whelks — the time has come for the Georgia Aquarium to say goodbye to Joey.

The whale then partly shuts its mouth, pressing its tongue against its upper jaw, thus forcing the water to pass out sideways through the baleen, which retains the prey such as krill, a major food source that it then swallows.

While juvenile tarpon are planktivorous, adult tarpon are strictly carnivorous and mostly feed on mid-water prey such as mullets, pinfish, marine catfishes, Atlantic needlefish, sardines, shrimp, and crabs.

In the case of breeds like terriers and Dachshunds, they have been bred for hundreds of years to seek out underground prey such as vermin.

Trials may be field - based where the action is simulated, while hunting trials include actual prey such as birds, rabbits, or squirrels.

Most dogs have the desire and ability to hunt small prey such as moles, groundhogs, etc..

With their keen vision, they were capable of detecting motion quickly so they could react and capture fast prey such as deer and hare.

ALL CATS AND KITTENS ARE EVOLVED AS CARNIVORES, DESIGNED BY NATURE TO THRIVE ON WHOLE PREY SUCH AS FOWL OR FISH, AND POSSESSING A BIOLOGICAL NEED FOR A DIET RICH AND VARIED IN FRESH WHOLE MEATS WITH SMALLER AMOUNTS OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND GRASSES.

They were bred to hunt and would ideally subsist on a diet made up entirely of whole prey such as small mammals.

However, pets of all ages can be infected with roundworms through consuming infected soil and eating infected prey such as rats or squirrels.

To get your kittens, or your adult cats, started on whole prey such as mice or chicks, you may need to employ tactics like this until they get used to the idea.

Meanwhile, the hind legs are especially dangerous as they may disembowel the other animal (and are sometimes used in this way against same - size prey such as rabbits which have not been killed outright — something which can be seen when a cat plays with a stuffed toy).

They were designed to catch small prey such as mice and rabbits, and eat the occasional grass to help clean things out.

Free - roaming cats will become infested with roundworms when they ingest raw prey such as rodents and birds.

Dewclaws that stick out, instead of being tight to the paw, can get caught in carpeting or brush or when dogs go after prey such as lizards in rock piles.

Originally from the island of the same name, the Shikoku Inu was formerly used to hunt large prey such as wild boar or deer.

They are known hunters, specializing in smaller prey such as squirrels and raccoons.

World Bird Sanctuary (for birds of prey such as hawks, falcons, owls, eagles etc as well as waterfowl such as herons, pelicans, swans)

If your dog eats prey such as rodents or rabbits, reinfection can occur with passage of tapeworm segments in 6 - 8 weeks.

Packs of Basset Hounds were used to drive small prey such as rabbit and hare from dense undercover and into open areas where hunters could take over.

Sighthounds like to run prey such as deer to exhaustion before closing in for the attack.

In school environments where buttocks beating is key to student management and discipline, all the myriad lesser insults to which children are prey such as ear twisting, cheek squeezing, finger jabbing, arm grabbing, slamming against the wall and general manhandling are apt to pass unchronicled and unrecognized for what they really are.

Dr Jen Bright, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Sheffield and lead author of the study, said: «Our results show that in birds of prey such as eagles and falcons, the shapes of the skulls change in a predictable way as species increase or decrease in size.

«That's enough to answer broader questions on how these cats use space, and how frequently they take down large prey such as ibex.

«We have also been monitoring the population of key snow leopard prey such ibex and argali continuously for the last several years», Gustaf explains, «but we have never before tracked such prey animals to gain a detailed understanding of how they use the habitat.

Saber - toothed cats that roamed Los Angeles 12,000 years ago had many injuries to their shoulders and backbones that likely occurred when they killed large herbivore prey such as bison and horses, UCLA biologists report in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.

The sea lions switched to leaner market squid, shortbelly rockfish and other less - common prey such as mackerel and hake, according to new studies of their scat.

Baleen whales like the blue whale suck in enormous mouthfuls of water and then force it out through the baleen filter hanging from their upper jaw, retaining prey such as krill and small fish.

Suction might have helped it contend with agile prey such as sharks, they observe.

Instead, Fitzgerald contends, the whale depended on suction feeding: By dropping its tongue and lower jaw, it pulled in water and slurped prey such as large fish or squid into its toothy maw.

The DNA sequences of insects and seeds — and for large predatory birds, prey such as small mammals or lizards — reveal the food that attracts the birds to the airport in the first place.

This upward rush of cold water would have brought nutrients to the surface, allowing phytoplankton to bloom and whale prey such as krill to flourish in dense patches at certain times of the year.

But most other octopuses eat more substantial prey such as fish and crustaceans, so it is a surprise to see this species grow so large on jellyfish (Scientific Reports, doi.org/b43h).

Mangrove rivulus, which can live out of the water for extended periods of time (days or weeks, as long as the conditions are moist), uses its specialised jumping technique when water has low oxygen concentrations or high levels of hydrogen sulphide, or to escape predators and search for terrestrial prey such as crickets.

These large frogs hide among the leaf litter on the rainforest floor, making it harder for predators to spot them and easier to snag unsuspecting passing prey such as spiders and lizards.

As such, a cat's ideal diet is made up mainly of protein and fats derived from small prey such as rodents, birds and small reptiles and amphibians.

«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.

MASTER HUNTER Nerve cells in a mouse's amygdala send messages that help the rodent chase and kill prey such as crickets, a new study shows.

Using their sandpaper skin as a food processor could help baby sharks tackle large prey such as crustaceans, the researchers suggest in a report published online 20 March in the Proceedings of the Royal Society.

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Tibetan Mastiffs are also known to be a natural pack leader defensive of their flock, and their courage extends to battling fearful preys such as wolves and leopards.

Not exact matches

On Twitter, accounts that presented themselves as Bitconnect customer support but appeared to have been set up only after the service shut down, such as @BitconnectStaff and @BitConnectExch, seemed to prey on users desperate to get their money off the platform by suggesting they send all their cryptocurrency to a separate digital wallet address.

Machers with a vast global web, such as Langone, are much more likely to find a short, strong path to their prey than the poser who lofts a Hail Mary on the basis of a shared alma mater or long - ago internship.

Schroll recommends that you encrypt your drives, leverage cloud backups, enclose any hardware ports exposed to the public, have old hardware disposed by professionals and use theft recovery software, such as Prey Project, on business devices.