Sentence examples for as nest material from inspiring English sources

The five juvenile gray squirrels are siblings whose tails somehow became entangled last week, thanks to the long-stemmed grasses and strips of plastic their mother used as nest material, according to KMSP TV.

Some obvious foraging behaviors such as leaf-swallowing by chimpanzees [8], collecting foliage or resin as nest material by birds and ants [9] [11], and the consumption of dirt or clay (geophagy) [e.g., 12] have been shown to have a medicinal function.

Wood shavings served as nest material.

Sprinkle toasted shredded coconut across the topping, to serve as nest material.

And some birds will even use fishing line as nesting material, which can ensnare their young.

I'm proud and happy and slightly obsessed – I sneak out during the day and sit by my patch of lambs' ears (Stachys byzantina): the bees seem particularly fond of both its nectar and pollen, as well as using it as nesting material.

Dandelions seem to be its favorite food, and are also used as nesting material.

Food (mealworms) and water were provided ad libitum on a feeding table, as well as nesting material and perches.

All subcolonies were offered newspaper as nesting material and were fed water, honey and tuna every third day.

Each cage was provided with an attached wooden nest box (12.5×12×14 cm) and with coconut fibres to be used as nesting material.

In general, from weaning at the age of about four weeks all animals were housed in same-sex groups of two to four mice in transparent polycarbonate cages (standard Macrolon cages type III, 38×22×15 cm3) with wood chips as bedding and wood shavings as nesting material (Product codes: LTE E-001 and NBF E-011, ABEDD - LAB and VET Service GmbH, Vienna, Austria).