Sentence examples for serious predator from inspiring English sources

A squirrel threatened by a serious predator like a cat, dog, hawk or wayward toddler will issue a multimodal alarm, barking out a series of loud chuk-chuk-chuks with a nasally, penetrating "whaa" at the end, while simultaneously performing a tail flag — lifting its fluffy baton high over its head and flicking it back and forth rhythmically.

Sperm whales do not have many predators, killer whales (orcas) are known to have attacked sperm whales and occasionally sharks; but since the early 1700s by a large the most serious predator of sperm whales has been homo sapiens.

Vervet monkeys were found in 1980 to have specific alarm calls for their most serious predators.

The world's largest otters, they can reach nearly two metres in length and are serious predators.

Other than humans, tigers appear to be the only serious predators of wolves.

The most serious predators of peregrine nests in North America and Europe are the great horned owl and the Eurasian eagle owl.

Whether these are examples of mimickry either way is unclear but it is known that both Bubo owls are serious predators of long-eared owls.

In isolated habitats, such as islands, local fauna often evolved without serious predators and so lacked appropriate responses when predators later arrived (Cox and Lima 2006; Sih et al. 2010).

In Britain, the European polecat was regarded as a serious poultry predator prior to the introduction of wire netting, therefore eliminating it was considered the only option to protect stock.

It has no serious natural predators other than humans, although it must compete with other species, including the neotropical otter and caiman species, for food resources.

Although many people say free-range chickens are the best chickens, if you have a serious problem with predators during the day or you are simply too busy to check on your chickens when they are outside, confining them in a coop/run is probably a good idea.