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Main Entry:
preying
[
prey
]
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preɪ
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
predatoriness
Synonyms:
predacity,
predation
, predatism, rapaciousness, rapacity
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Species die due to predation or loss of habitat all the time.
Kids also get a gentle introduction to animal life survival strategies such as migration and predation.
Even if they spend years in the field, researchers rarely witness predation on primates.
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Species die due to predation or loss of habitat all the time.
Kids also get a gentle introduction to animal life survival strategies such as migration and predation.
Even if they spend years in the field, researchers rarely witness predation on primates.
Even if predation were aggressive, the fact remains that in virtually all animals that eat live food, males and females both hunt.
If it emerges to forage, it faces some risk of predation.
Contrary to conventional wisdom predation does influence primate evolution.
The mainland insects may be selected for high flying speed because of bird predation.
Perhaps the fantastic schooling movements of many species of fish offer a clue: line-dancing protects us against predation.
At the same time, predation by bears exerts an important influence on the survival and evolution of the salmon populations.
As a result, females tend to be larger than the males, making them more susceptible to predation by humans.
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