predation
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After chipping their way through their shells, sea turtle hatchlings in the wild typically remain clustered together beneath the sand until nighttime, when temperatures and predation risk drop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
These are given predation umbrellas to protect them from the hungry fish having a nibble.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Ecological pressures, including competition, predation, and access to different ecological niches, probably helped determine how small these dinosaurs could become.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
"The major problem is predation," Perkins said, adding that curlews were "very vulnerable to disturbance" as birds preferring wide open spaces.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
There is nothing resembling predation, and no pretense of an adversary stance on either side.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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