prey
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About 70 million years later, during the time of Tyrannosaurus Rex, fewer sauropods were available as easy prey.
From Science Daily
According to Moore, nearby Angel Island has at least 16 coyotes that are thriving there because there's fresh water and bigger prey, such as deer, that they can hunt.
From BBC
After observing how hawks target their prey, engineers at one of China’s top military-linked universities trained defensive drones to single out and destroy vulnerable enemy aircraft.
It smelled of what it was: not-quite-finished prey, left out by the manticores in the burning heat of the sun.
From Literature
However, scientists still know very little about how these predators manage to catch prey in a marine environment.
From Science Daily
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