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Biological interaction
Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common
Predation
Hunting strategy by some predators
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
Pursuit_predation
Feeding mainly on seeds
Look up granivore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Seed predation, often also called granivory, is a type of plant-animal interaction in which animals
Seed_predation
Feeding strategy for many animals
Egg predation or ovivory is a carnivorous feeding strategy in many groups of animals (ovivores) in which they consume eggs. Since a fertilized egg represents
Egg_predation
Killing and sometimes eating of potential competitors
Intraguild predation, or IGP, is the killing and sometimes eating of a potential competitor of a different species. This interaction represents a combination
Intraguild_predation
Consideration of predation as a moral problem
The predation problem or predation argument concerns whether the harms experienced by animals through predation should be treated as a moral problem,
Predation_problem
Domain of microorganisms
1023/A:1020546130033. PMID 12448714. Bauer A, Forchhammer K (May 2021). "Bacterial Predation on Cyanobacteria". Microbial Physiology. 31 (2): 99–108. doi:10.1159/000516427
Bacteria
Form of child abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a form of child abuse defined as any act that involves a child in, or exposes a child to, any type of sexual activity that
Child_sexual_abuse
Interspecies animal behavior
Cat predation on wildlife is the result of the natural instincts and behavior of feral and owned house cats to hunt small prey, including wildlife. Some
Cat_predation_on_wildlife
Type of interaction between species
host's body; an ectoparasite lives outside, on the host's surface. Like predation, parasitism is a type of consumer–resource interaction, but unlike predators
Parasitism
Along with parasites and disease, predation is a threat to sheep health and therefore to the profitability of sheep farming. Sheep have very little ability
Domestic_sheep_predation
Biology term
The term predation rate refers to the frequency with which an organism captures and consumes its prey in an ecosystem. Coupled with the kill rate, the
Predation_rates
Person obtaining sexual contact with another person
A sexual predator is a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a metaphorically "predatory" or abusive manner
Sexual_predator
Species of tropical fish
preferred in high-predation regions, but not in low-predation regions. When guppies with a high tendency to shoal were isolated from high-predation regions and
Guppy
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
(mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) as food, whether through predation or scavenging. The technical term for mammals in the order Carnivora is
Carnivore
Type of predatory animal
A pack hunter or social predator is a predatory animal which hunts its prey by working together with other members of its species. When hunting cooperation
Pack_hunter
Significance of the peppered moth in evolutionary biology
emissions, and the trees became darkened. This led to an increase in bird predation for light-coloured moths, as they no longer blended in as well in their
Peppered_moth_evolution
Eating members of one's own species
more vulnerable prey. However, the time necessitated by such selective predation could result in a failure to meet the predator's self-set nutritional
Cannibalism
Type of herbivory
populations of herbivores exceed historic levels due to reduced hunting or predation pressure. For example, carnivores declined in North America throughout
Browsing_(herbivory)
Autonomous feeding of animals
Plastivore Pica Methods Predation Ambush predator Apex predator Egg predator Intraguild predator Pursuit predator Aquatic predation Lunge feeder Pivot feeder
Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms
Eye-like marking used for mimicry or distraction
Notch signaling pathway. Artificial eyespots have been shown to reduce predation of cattle by lions.[citation needed] The eye-like markings in some butterflies
Eyespot_(mimicry)
Bird of prey species of North America
birds were innocent of most of these alleged acts of predation (lamb predation is rare, human predation is thought to be non-existent). Illegal shooting was
Bald_eagle
Predator that hunts by surprise, as opposed to those that chase
sticky tongues of chameleons to the expanding mouths of frogfishes. Ambush predation is widely distributed in the animal kingdom, spanning some members of
Ambush_predator
Defensive feature of prey for selective advantage
spines, and by living in a group. Members of groups are at reduced risk of predation, despite the increased conspicuousness of a group, through improved vigilance
Anti-predator_adaptation
Wild cat species native to the Americas
February 2, 2003. Retrieved July 6, 2026. "Cougar Predation – Description". Procedures for Evaluating Predation on Livestock and Wildlife. Archived from the
Cougar
Species of canine native to North America
and experienced coyotes can successfully prey on porcupines, with many predation attempts by young coyotes resulting in them being injured by their prey's
Coyote
Reproductive structure in flowering plants
530F. doi:10.1111/jse.12916. Forget, Pierre-Michel (2005). Seed fate: predation, dispersal, and seedling establishment. CABI Pub. ISBN 0-85199-806-2.
Flower
Symbiotic phenomenon
biological interaction where an organism that is typically prey in the predation interaction instead acts as the predator. A variety of interactions are
Predator–prey_reversal
Animals with more than 70% meat in their diets
animal that has a diet that is more than 70% meat, either via active predation or by scavenging. The remaining non-meat diet may consist of non-animal
Hypercarnivore
Species of owl
Breeding success in this species is correlated with prey populations and predation risks. Unlike many owls, long-eared owls are not strongly territorial
Long-eared_owl
Species of bird from Guam
breeding program following its extinction in the wild due primarily to predation by the introduced brown tree snake. In the indigenous Chamorro language
Guam_kingfisher
Species of true bug
improve their ability to attach to substrates and increase predation success per predation attempt. Adult and nymph Z. renardii are zoophagous generalist
Zelus_renardii
Species of bird
sharp-shinned hawks but instances of predation on immature sharp-shins were three times more prevalent than predations on immature Cooper's. Despite the
Cooper's_hawk
Behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping during the night
as the temperature, the ability to gather food by sight, the risk of predation, and the time of year. Diurnality is a cycle of activity within a 24-hour
Diurnality
Hunting until the prey animal can no longer flee
as endurance hunting or long-distance hunting, is a variant of pursuit predation in which a predator will bring down a prey item via indirect means, such
Persistence_hunting
Plants that consume animals
Plastivore Pica Methods Predation Ambush predator Apex predator Egg predator Intraguild predator Pursuit predator Aquatic predation Lunge feeder Pivot feeder
Carnivorous_plant
Fish farming and harvesting under controlled conditions
and parasites are normally at low levels, and kept in check by natural predation on weakened individuals. In crowded net pens, they can become epidemics
Aquaculture_of_salmonids
Animal that feeds on carrion, dead plants, or refuse
carrion, the bodies of animals that have died from causes other than predation or the bodies of animals that have been killed by other predators. However
Scavenger
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively plant material
increase survival and/or reproduction (fitness) of plants under pressure of predation from herbivores. Defense can be divided into two main categories, tolerance
Herbivore
Animal and human predatory behavior
ISSN 1936-0614. JSTOR 3872873. Kruuk, Hans (1972). The Spotted Hyena: A study of predation and social behaviour. BBC Books. p. 335. ISBN 0-563-20844-9. Macdonald
Surplus_killing
Family of gastropods
prey on the soldier crab Mictyris longicarpus (Crustacea) by drilling predation. To catch soldier crabs, C. sordidum uses the same behaviour as when hunting
Naticidae
Species of fish
predictions, they exhibited this behavior in low predation scenarios, forest stream habitats in low predation, and more open stream habitats. They did not
Dermogenys_collettei
Species of ground shark
well as rays, and sometimes even other tiger sharks. Due to high risk of predation, dolphins often avoid regions inhabited by tiger sharks. Injured or ailing
Tiger_shark
Aspect of natural behavior
theory states that individuals within a population attempt to reduce their predation risk by putting other conspecifics between themselves and predators. A
Selfish_herd_theory
The predation risk allocation hypothesis attempts to explain how and why animals' behaviour and foraging strategies differ in various predatory situations
Predation risk allocation hypothesis
Predation_risk_allocation_hypothesis
Largest species of rodents
wild capybaras usually do not live longer than four years because of predation from South American cats such as jaguars, ocelots and cougars and from
Capybara
Species of insect
increasing the risk for predation. Ontogenetic changes in caterpillars reduce the risk of predation and as a consequence, predation-related benefits of group
Forest_tent_caterpillar_moth
French breed of dog
particularly in the French Alps and the Pyrenees, protecting flocks from predation by wolves and bears. In the US, it is also used to protect flocks from
Pyrenean_Mountain_Dog
Largest living species of dolphin
which have been recorded to mob and chase them. Nevertheless, possible predation on long-finned pilot whales has been recorded in Iceland, and one study
Orca
Person who commits child sexual abuse via the Internet
sites, cell phones, and even video game consoles have issues with online predations. These online areas attract predators because they allow them to have
Online_predator
Natural collagen casing found encompassing some aquatic lifeforms' fertilized eggs
environments. Predation on egg cases is thought to be a major source of mortality for developing oviparous sharks, skates and chimaeras. In general, predation is
Egg_case_(Chondrichthyes)
and small or young dogs (Canis familiaris) have been preyed on as well. Predation on felid is uncommon though eagle-owls are known to prey on domestic cats
Dietary biology of the Eurasian eagle-owl
Dietary_biology_of_the_Eurasian_eagle-owl
Species of beetle
at the Wayback Machine Loughridge, A. H.; Luff, M. L. (1983). "Aphid Predation by Harpalus rufipes (Degeer) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Laboratory
Harpalus_rufipes
Species of Old World monkey
baboons as their main prey, comprising 44% of 118 kills. Less routine predation on chacma baboons has been reportedly committed by lions, spotted hyena
Chacma_baboon
Species of starfish
skin of humans. Saponins have an unpleasant taste. A study to test the predation rate on juvenile Acanthaster spp. by appropriate fish species found that
Crown-of-thorns_starfish
Species of bear
gray wolf pack, adult black bears are not usually subject to natural predation. Scats with fur inside of them and a carcass of an adult sow with puncture
American_black_bear
Species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish
still die. In nature, most Turritopsis dohrnii are likely to succumb to predation or disease in the medusa stage without reverting to the polyp form. The
Turritopsis_dohrnii
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up predator or predation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A predator is an organism (usually an animal) that kills other organism (usually another
Predator_(disambiguation)
Hunting method and dog sport
rules, the Laws of the Leash. As a zoological term, coursing refers to predation by the running down of prey over long distances, as opposed to stalking
Coursing
Species of mammal
The Cape bushbuck (Tragelaphus sylvaticus), also known as imbabala and southern bushbuck, is a common, medium-sized bushland-dwelling, and a widespread
Cape_bushbuck
Species of carnivore
trickster figure. Despite ongoing conflict with humans due to livestock predation, its populations remain stable thanks to its resilience and adaptability
Black-backed_jackal
services (such as more explicit images of the victim, in cases of online predation), threatening to publicly release the video and send it to family members
Internet_safety
Animal that feeds on decomposing plant and animal parts as well as faeces
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Detritivore
Largest extant species of caiman
breaking up their body outline, on land or in water, in an effort to avoid predation. The morphology is quite different from other caimans but the bony ridge
Black_caiman
Species of bird
presumably predate on the grosbeak. However, no data currently exists about predation's effects on the population; further research is needed to assess whether
São_Tomé_grosbeak
Item put around the neck of a cat
Atlantic showed that cats wearing anti-predation collars killed 19 times fewer birds than cats without anti-predation collars. As of 2021, there is ongoing
Cat_collar
Type of social group in some animals
usually called packs, and in nature a herd is classically subject to predation from pack hunters. Special collective nouns may be used for particular
Herd
Biological kingdom
"Origins and early evolution of predation" (PDF). In Kowalewski, M.; Kelley, P. H. (eds.). The fossil record of predation. The Paleontological Society Papers
Animal
Sleep in which half the brain remains alert
a number of benefits, including the ability to rest in areas of high predation or during long migratory flights. The behaviour remains an important research
Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep
Unihemispheric_slow-wave_sleep
Tendency for deep-sea species to be larger than their shallower-water relatives
include necessary adaptation to colder temperature, food scarcity, reduced predation pressure and increased dissolved oxygen concentrations in the deep sea
Deep-sea_gigantism
Extinct species of hominin of South Africa
indicated by higher male mortality rates and assumed increased risk of predation to solitary individuals. P. robustus contended with sabertooth cats, leopards
Paranthropus_robustus
Species of amphibian
threat to the frogs than predation. As adults, they use their diminutive size and color-changing ability to avoid predation. Males may also conceal their
Squirrel_tree_frog
Diet of brown bear
salmonids, predatory relationships between brown bears and fish are uncommon. Predation on broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus) and longnose suckers (Catostomus
Dietary biology of the brown bear
Dietary_biology_of_the_brown_bear
Species of bird
is susceptible to external and internal parasites and is vulnerable to predation by cats and birds of prey. The song thrush was described by German ornithologist
Song_thrush
Study of organisms and their environment
successional development of ecosystems; cooperation, competition, and predation within and between species; and patterns of biodiversity and its effect
Ecology
Subspecies of moth (gypsy moth)
population dynamics of the moth. On the other hand, avian predation and invertebrate predation show only small effects on population dynamics. The white-footed
Lymantria_dispar_dispar
Evolutionary arms race
(MMR) refers to the increase in shell-crushing (durophagous) and boring predation in shallow-sea (neritic) and some deep-sea marine organisms throughout
Mesozoic_marine_revolution
Species of bird
is generally due to collision with objects (buildings, cars, etc.) and predation, to eggs, nestlings and adults. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin
Rose-breasted_grosbeak
Species of zebra
The loss of open grasslands due to woody plant encroachment increases predation risk and therewith habitat. Plains zebra are listed as near threatened
Plains_zebra
Effect that organisms have on other organisms
interaction is important.[citation needed] Short-term interactions, including predation and pollination, are extremely important in ecology and evolution. These
Biological_interaction
Feeding livestock on forage
Plastivore Pica Methods Predation Ambush predator Apex predator Egg predator Intraguild predator Pursuit predator Aquatic predation Lunge feeder Pivot feeder
Grazing
Parasitic creature
capable of altering the behavior of the intermediate host to make such predation more likely; a mechanism that has been called parasite increased trophic
Behavior-altering_parasite
Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals
Plastivore Pica Methods Predation Ambush predator Apex predator Egg predator Intraguild predator Pursuit predator Aquatic predation Lunge feeder Pivot feeder
Omnivore
Species of bird
vulnerable to attacks and predation by large snakes and other natural predators. In manipulated groups of smaller size, around 6, predation was less likely to
Guianan_cock-of-the-rock
Aspect of animal behaviour and morphology
avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be part of a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Methods include camouflage, nocturnality
Crypsis
Small, shrimp-like crustaceans; order of crustaceans
macrozooplankton community in Croker Passage, Antarctica with an estimate of fish predation. Deep-Sea Research II 51, 2247–2260. Grossman, Elizabeth (14 July 2015)
Krill
Soft-bodied, aquatic invertebrates
nutrients, sunshine, temperature, season, prey availability, reduced predation and oxygen concentration. Currents collect jellyfish together, especially
Jellyfish
Diurnal, medium-sized lemur
vary by population, where a population subject to significant raptor predation associated the growls with anti-raptor responses, but another population
Coquerel's_sifaka
Group of individual birds travelling together
lower success rate when attacking large flocks. The ability to avoid predation is one of the most important skills necessary in order to increase one's
Flock_(birds)
Species of bird
near water's edge, often on islands (which minimizes the potential for predation) or partially isolated spots. It has been recorded as a vagrant in England
Great_blue_heron
Species of fish
colored species of cleaner wrasse. It likely mimics that species to avoid predation, as well as to occasionally bite the fins of its victims rather than consume
False_cleanerfish
Creature that preys on humans
except for the dog which poses lethal hazards for reasons other than predation. In the rare cases in which man-eating wolf attacks occur, the majority
Man-eating_animal
Species of spider
spiders and smaller females are at greater risk of predation by wasps. Males are located for predation by wasps more frequently than females. There are
Zygiella_x-notata
Attacks by leopards
midhills, and lesser Himalaya). One study concluded that the rate of leopard predation on humans in Nepal is 16 times higher than anywhere else, resulting in
Leopard_attack
Largest species of toothed whale
Pitman RL, Ballance LT, Mesnick SI, Chivers SJ (2001). "Killer whale predation on sperm whales: Observations and implications". Marine Mammal Science
Sperm_whale
1996 film directed by Gregory Hoblit
accuses him of concealing previous evidence of the archbishop's sexual predation, and being complicit in Piñero's death. The judge intervenes and fines
Primal_Fear_(film)
Species of reptile
for at least 360 other animal species. G. polyphemus is threatened by predation and habitat destruction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists
Gopher_tortoise
Species of carnivore
75 million individuals. This success of this species is due to its specialized predation on the abundant Antarctic krill of the Southern Ocean, for which it has
Crabeater_seal
Biological phenomenon
easier for herbivores to escape or hide from predators, the decreased predation pressure on islands can allow them to grow larger. Small herbivores may
Island_gigantism
Species of beetle
will crawl to the surface. At these times, the larvae are subject to predation by raccoons, gophers, skunks, opossums, and chipmunks. Birds, notably
Cotinis_nitida
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Hebrew
(רֶבַע) Hebrew name REBA means "a fourth part." In the bible, this is the name of one of the five kings of Midian. Compare with feminine Reba.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Beautiful; Bold
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Son of Siva
Girl/Female
Greek, Indian
A Water-nymph; Enjoying Good Fortune
Boy/Male
Arabic
One who Summons
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish
Protector of the sea.
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Sun Lord
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Having Victory; One who is Victorious
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Hebrew
Descendant
Boy/Male
Muslim
Muhammad Ibn Ismail al-bukha
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n.
The act of pillaging.