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A kettle of Turkey vultures circle their prey over the Mojave Desert. A kettle is a group of birds wheeling and circling in the air. The kettle may be composed of several different species at the same time.
A cheetah exhibiting pursuit predation. Pursuit predation is a form of predation in which predators actively give chase to their prey, either solitarily or as a group.It is an alternate predation strategy to ambush predation — pursuit predators rely on superior speed, endurance and/or teamwork to seize the prey, while ambush predators use concealment, luring, exploiting of surroundings and ...
Wild Kingdom was a wildlife documentary series that originally ran from 1963 to 1988. Episodes Season 1: 1963 Title Broadcast date Episode "Designs for Survival" January 6, 1963 (January 6, 1963) S01E001 How adaptations help animals survive in their habitats "Capturing Wild Animals" January 13, 1963 (January 13, 1963) S01E002 Trapping and capturing techniques "Myths and Superstitions" January ...
Anti-predator adaptation in action: the kitefin shark (a–c) and the Atlantic wreckfish (d–f) attempt to prey on hagfishes. First, the predators approach their potential prey. Predators bite or try to swallow the hagfishes, but the hagfishes have already projected jets of slime (arrows) into the predators' mouths.
Their auditory perception is powerful enough to detect sounds of predators killing prey or feeding on carcasses over distances of up to 10 km (6.2 mi). [14] Unlike the grey wolf, the spotted hyena relies more on sight than smell when hunting, and does not follow its prey's prints or travel in single file. [15]
A pack hunter or social predator is a predatory animal which hunts its prey by working together with other members of its species. [1] Normally animals hunting in this way are closely related, and with the exceptions of chimpanzees where only males normally hunt, all individuals in a family group contribute to hunting.
Vultures, masters of patience, circle in the sky, their keen eyes fixed on the king's feast. But the lion, battle-scarred and vigilant, isn't easily fooled. His gaze, unwavering, warns the ...
Some ambush predators build traps to help capture their prey. Lacewings are a flying insect in the order Neuroptera. In some species, their larval form, known as the antlion, is an ambush predator. Eggs are laid in the earth, often in caves or under a rocky ledge. The juvenile creates a small, crater shaped trap.