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predation

[prə′dā·shən]

(biology)

The killing and eating of an individual of one species by an individual of another species.

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(Caveat: Buried treats can't often compete with the lure of small prey animals.)

Diggity Dog?

The scent of death: Chemosensory assessment of predation risk by prey animals. Ecoscience 5:361-394.

Predator avoidance in lab-reared juvenile Rough-Skinned Newts, Taricha granulosa

As prey animals, rabbits sometimes display behaviors people do not understand.

Think twice before giving rabbits as pets

Swallowing takes some time and only works if the prey animal doesn't make too much fuss!

Snakes alive! Expert verdict Professor ROB SMITH is Dean of Applied Sciences at Huddersfield University and a man fascinated by snakes . . . down to having his own pet boa constrictor. Here he tells us why he's such an enthusiast

The most likely factors seem to be those connected with potential threat that a prey animal may pose to the predator.

Hunting prey with different escape potentials--alternative predatory tactics in a dune dwelling salticid

If predator efficiency is lower when prey flock together, no special virtue attaches to a prey animal who joins a flock and thereby helps all the others as well.

The origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation

Failure of a prey animal to recognize and respond to a predator increases the likelihood that it will be captured during an interaction with a predator.

Population differences in responses of red-legged frogs (Rana aurora) to introduced bullfrogs

At night, as the owl flies silently toward its prey, the prey animal has no idea it's in danger.

The great horned owl

Among Camelot's many exciting attractions is King Arthur's Bird of Prey Animal Centre, where resident birds of prey perform a range of daring tricks in the daily show which has gone down a storm with visitors.

Your Liverpool ECHO has teamed up with Camelot Theme Park to offer our readers 2 for 1 entry into the magical kingdom of Camelot

As Lisa says: "The horse is the ultimate prey animal, and the human, the ultimate predator.

Equestrian

The status of the rabbit as a prey animal has resulted in very different feeding and behaviour patterns and we must be able to recognise these if we are to successfully care for him as a pet.

A bunny is for life, not just for Easter; RECORD PETS

Even something as simple as sitting very still or moving very slowly and quietly through the woods can lead a mountain lion to confuse a human with a large prey animal.