A group of long-eared owls, living near the edge of Quarry Field, probably exerted an influence on the density of the local population of voles because of the high ratio of predator to prey animals.
The pilot black snake (Elaphe obsoleta) has been reported as a predator on M.
In every instance the predator had begun eating on the tail end of the snake, and later had abandoned the remains leaving the head and part of the forebody still intact.
The racer is a predator on many kinds of small animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates; it takes as food chiefly animals that are agricultural pests but also destroys some beneficial kinds.
And a part of that part had been put into the hands of Dodeth Pell as the head of Predator Control.
It is the third largest predator in the Southwest, being exceeded only by the jaguar and the bear in size, and surpassing them both in agility.
Description: A tiny predator with long body and short legs.
Man, the most ruthless and intelligent predator of all, is the only species which has been successful in exterminating others.
Among these are: hunting pressures, predator control, and lumbering.
In the predator control campaign which followed, a wedge was driven through the wolf population of the Southwest, leaving one group isolated in Utah and Colorado and another in southern Arizona and New Mexico.
I have a special affection for this tiny predator which, because of its fearlessness, has given me many a glimpse into its private life which would not have been possible in the case of a larger or more timid creature.
How much better to stand aside and watch the little predator go about its work!
When cornered its appearance alone is enough to make the average predator pause and consider.
As the necessity for control and the wonderful way in which Nature attains a balance becomes apparent, the role of the predator becomes more and more appreciated by the student.
Here, with an unobstructed view, its keen eyes can pick out the stealthy movements of the mountain lion, the only mammal predator capable of making any serious inroads on its numbers.
It is too early yet to know if predator elimination will result in an inferior strain of deer, but the relative overpopulation in many localities has been indicated by lack of browse, disease, and excessive winter kill.
Predatism= is an association in which one member attacks and feeds upon, or stores as food for its progeny, one or more other organisms; the predator spends less than the immature or mature feeding period on the prey.
This association may be divided into interspecies predatism, in which the predator preys upon a different species, and intraspecies predatism (cannibalism) in which the predator preys upon its own species.
It is apparent, as Clausen and other writers have pointed out, that there are instances of a particular species showing characteristics which fit both the definitions for predator and parasite.
The predator continued to hold the prey with its fangs while its mouth parts prodded the victim's body.
When the ducklings are fledged, the herring gull acts as a successful predator itself, but the eider nevertheless maintains a close association with herring gulls.
Their presence resulted from three of the usual sources of predator introductions: escape of pets, escape from visiting ships (and aircraft), and commercial introductions.
Convincing local experiences have shown that predator or competitor destruction is likely to be practical only on small, not-too-rugged islands, usually no larger than about 500 ha.
The coyote population in Harding County and adjacent areas is low owing to an active predator control program that is supported by local ranchers and by state and federal agencies.
In general, the predator is bulkier than his prey, since he overcomes him and devours him.
To society the most alien relations of two living beings which can be produced are those of the predator and his prey.
No ice would deter Luke Trull, the deadliest predator of all!
But it might have marked the muskrats as a possible future dinner and mink were almost the only predator able to follow a muskrat into its den.
He should have known, and he blamed himself for not knowing, that the mysterious predator could be none other than Luke Trull.
For a fraction of a second the predator was visible behind the smoky windowpanes of his eyes; then, quickly, it ducked out of sight.
Just the same, the predator was there, and if you were alert enough you could sometimes glimpse it peering out through the smoky windowpanes of his eyes.
He envisaged a future free of pool hall smells and the glandular malfunctioning of his predator owner.
Wasps in theirpredator state have been known to render spiders senseless, then bury them encrusted with eggs.
The Predator Economies can also be classified: Generators of Intellectual Property - These are economies that encourage and emphasize innovation and progress.
Piggyback Service Economies - These are economies, which providepredator economies with services.
Sam Vaknin The national economies of the world can be divided to the scavenger and the predator types.
It also explained why no predator, no smart predator at least, had ever dared enter the cave.
Kalus came forward steadily, and with a further greeting, began to cut away at the untouched back legs (which a more experienced predator would have eaten first, but which were ideal for his purposes).
The toil was frustrating and often dangerous, as this predator or that would react to his unorthodox, and therefore unacceptable presence.
He seemed to readily accept the presence of the man-child, and now reminded her more of a harmless pup than of the savage predator she knew he must be in the world outside.
The herd leader turned quickly to see what had become of his charge, then with a last look at the predator and his fallen foe, moved to join them.
Return Scavenger Economies, Predator Economies The national economies of the world can be divided to the scavenger and the predator types.
Piggyback Service economies - These are economies, which provide predator economies with services.
Nest boxes should not be erected unless they are predator proof.
The smell of carrion around the nest necessitates a well-protected site to lessen predator losses.
In some instances the female may have been out foraging or basking although she was not seen, and in other instances the female may have been killed by a predator or eliminated by some other accident.
Probably the opossum is a frequent predator on this skink.
It is a predatoron various small animals, mostly invertebrates.
In areas where optimum habitat conditions exist its biomass may exceed that of any other insectivorous animal, and in such situations it assumes a major role as a predator and as a competitor with other insectivorous types.
The remaining eggs had disappeared, evidently taken by a predator as no empty shells remained to indicate that the young had hatched.
But what they should have known, what every leopard does know, is that they were not the only, nor indeed the most powerful predator in the bush.
And the wounded predator is by far the most dangerous.
But soon both predator and prey are aware of their existence, ready to act upon it, and even the distraction of a rogue elephant, crashing blindly through the brush, can't hide its presence for long.
A logical explanation of this occurrence is that the turtles, using the burrow as a hibernaculum, were ousted by a predator that also inhabited the burrow.
Surely a predator as stealthy as a coyote could approach a box turtle unseen and could quickly bite off at least one of the turtle's legs.
Reynolds (1945) in regarding these as carrion since the opossum was considered to be too inefficient a predator to catch and kill cottontails--prey approximating its own size and much superior in speed.
Carcasses of opossums which had fallen victim to predators were found on a few occasions and in some instances clues as to the identity of the predator were obtained.
In many instances identity of the predator could not be determined, but it is believed that such attacks by the opossum were relatively infrequent and inefficient.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "predator" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bloodsucker; harpy; leech; profiteer; shark; vampire; vulture
