predators
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Under the "ghosts of predators past" hypothesis, pronghorns became exceptionally fast because they evolved alongside a cheetah-like predator capable of high-speed pursuit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The island is also home to guillemots, fulmars, terns and gulls, thanks to its lack of predators.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
River otters are native predators and found in Lake Tahoe and connected waterways all the way down to Pyramid Lake via the Truckee River, Margiott said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
To address the threat of predators, seabird conservation organizations such as Friends of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge have joined with state and federal wildlife agencies over the years to support rigorous rat-eradication programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When the fish of Clear Lake also were analyzed the picture began to take form — the poison being picked up by the smallest organisms, concentrated and passed on to the larger predators.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
