Sentence examples for prey kill from inspiring English sources

We estimated SSFs for all steps compiled, and separately for all combinations of time of day and behavioral state, that is at the end point of the real step the wolf was either handling prey (Kill), resting at a bed cluster (Rest), or traveling (single position, Travel).

Wolves and bears occasionally kill pumas and sometimes commandeer the carcasses of prey killed by them.

Estimates from a single wind farm in Altamont, California showed as many as 1,300 birds of prey killed each year – or about three a day.

For predator, the reproductive rate responds only to the rate of prey killed per predator.

"Their entire body is geared around bringing down prey, killing another animal to eat".

The function (f(x)) denotes a generalized functional response and represents the amount of prey killed per unit time by an individual predator.

To answer this question, the researchers compiled information from thousands of records of prey killed by big modern carnivores such as lions and tigers hunting solo and in groups a task that took several years.

Individual dragons often kill their prey directly but also feed on carcasses of prey killed by other lizards or other agents.

We used these data to investigate multiple prey traits simultaneously and to assess whether birds of prey killed randomly or by relying on specific individual prey features.

We compared both data sets to assess whether birds of prey killed randomly or by relying on specific individual features of the prey.

For wolves, per capita kill rate is (to our knowledge always) calculated as the number (or biomass) of prey killed by a pack, divided by pack size, and then divided by the duration for which the observations were made [10].