Norman's company bought it from Hutcheson, which mined it at its quarry in Ontario, sifted it to make it firmer than volleyball sand, kiln-dried it, dyed it, and loaded it onto a ship.
Having sighted its quarry, it plunges into the water and catches the fish usually no deeper than 25 cm (10 inches) below the surface in its dagger-shaped bill.
In most cases, it falls to the FBI to track such roaming suspects - and when the NSA calls to report a roamer, it has already stopped surveillance, and the clock has already started on the suspect's opportunity to disappear inside the U.S. "Detect, cease," said one U.S. official, describing what the NSA does when it realizes its quarry is inside the States.
Successful hunts usually require the tiger to almost simultaneously leap onto its quarry, knock it over, and grab the throat or nape with its teeth.
Perhaps it had already found its quarry up a tree.
The Pentagon said little in response other than that it was sure of its quarry.
To date, the school has trained 46 dogs — including a papillon and a pit bull — as well as their owners, who must learn to detect the changes in a dog's behavior and posture as it closes in on its quarry.
IT IS not often that the Philippines' navy manages to catch its quarry, let alone sink it.
But as Gawker grew in scope and reach it was only fitting that its quarry grew in stature and mustache.
The black mamba does not typically hold onto prey after biting, instead releasing its quarry and waiting for it to succumb to paralysis and die.
The falconer releases the bird to attack its quarry in midflight and then deliver it intact to his hand.
