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predator any carnivorous animal predator [′pred·əd·ər] (ecology) An animal that preys on other animals as a source of food. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The songs lasted about 30 minutes, and they differed from the duets that gibbons perform when no predator is present. Clarke elicited predator songs by placing realistic models of threatening animals in trees where an entire group of gibbons could see them. Ironically, his research surrounding the attacks of alligators, sharks and panthers has led him to question whether perhaps man is the greatest predator of all. |
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