Sentence examples for feed extensively from inspiring English sources

Some cuckoos are among the few birds that feed extensively on hairy caterpillars.

They feed extensively on zooplankton, as well as small insect and fish larvae.

During certain times of the year, they also feed extensively on insects.

Toco Toucans feed extensively on figs and other fruit, and also occasionally prey on insects and nestling birds.

Benthic (bottom-dwelling) crustaceans are a food source for fish, and some whales feed extensively on benthic amphipods.

But some with massive, crushing jaws and teeth, such as the ocean sunfishes, often feed extensively on such soft-bodied invertebrates as jellyfishes (medusae).

The rodent population, feeding extensively on palm seeds, exploded.

Brown-throated Parakeet feeds on seeds, leaves and flowers, and also feeds extensively on crops such as maize.

Woodcock (Philohela and Scolopax) also probe, but in woodland soils and leaf litter, feeding extensively on earthworms.

A popular theory for their decline (though certainly not the only possible explanation) is that herbivorous eukaryotes, perhaps including the first animals, evolved at about this time and began feeding extensively on growing stromatolites.

One important species, the meadow spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius), feeds extensively upon clover and alfalfa and causes severe stunting that can result in loss of up to 50 percent of a crop.