predator
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Eager to catch his biggest fish yet and keep the show highly rated, Hansen made the fatal mistake of pursuing the predator, rather than trapping him.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
A zoo has blamed a computer error after it advertised a "child predator tour" online to see its tigers and lions.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
In places such as Wyoming and Florida, M. trumani lived as a generalist predator in temperate grasslands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Perhaps, just like in the food chain, there will be another bigger predator that takes over the city, a secret third thing that turns this generic Roblox neighborhood into something even more unrecognizable.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
He asked himself how his fear related to what happened in the jungle to an animal scared by a predator: “are not these effects of violent running away,” he scribbled.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
The apex predators were extirpated in the state in the 1920s, beginning to naturally recolonize their native digs only 15 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hansen believes that by targeting predators, he is helping rid the world of such an entity.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Gingerly making his way over rapids on unstable-looking logs, fighting off predators, and dealing with other hair-raising complications, Belmont painstakingly makes progress with no prospect of anyone coming to help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Crocodilians, the largest predators in most tropical, subtropical freshwater and brackish environments, are a unique case when it comes to homing behavior," said behavioral ecologist and Adjunct Associate Professor Ru Somaweera, from Murdoch University.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
In all, about 100 species of imported predators and parasites have become established.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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