Sentence examples for in its prey from inspiring English sources

Jack Tinker described Neville's Sir Peter as "a sad old hawk perpetually disappointed in its prey".

Instead, algae that merely floated close to a copepod's antennae set off an "attack response," in which the copepod creates suction to draw in its prey, the team reports online today in Biology Letters.

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If a cheetah needs to make an especially tight turn (often as it homes in on its prey), it will decelerate rapidly.

Colour can be non-significant, e.g. directly useful for absorbing heat, Poulton argues, but "By far the most widespread use of colour is to assist an animal in escaping from its enemies or in capturing its prey; the former is Protective, the latter Aggressive [resemblance, i.e. camouflage]." The topics of mimicry, warning coloration, and sexual selection are introduced.

As with Electronic Arts, which is now stalking Take-Two, United Technologies seems to be biding its time in hunting its prey.

In capturing its prey, a heteropteran may use front legs modified for grasping or insert feeding stylets.

"They use it at the moment of truth, when the hunter is zeroing in on its prey," Conner says.

Megalodon's exceptionally robust teeth are serrated, which would have improved efficiency in slicing its prey's flesh.

There is one record of a white-bellied sea eagle seizing a gannet when unsuccessful in obtaining its prey.

As illustration, consider a predator homing in on its prey: the predator's short-term empowerment is reduced due to its energy and time expenditure, however, on successful capture and consumption of the prey, the predator's long-term empowerment is again increased as its life span is prolonged and, hence, the predator's potential to continue carrying out actions in the future.