Examples of 'larger prey' in a sentence

Meaning of "larger prey"

Describes the act of hunting or capturing animals that are bigger or more significant in size compared to other potential targets. This phrase is commonly used in the context of predator-prey relationships, where larger predators target bigger animals as their source of food

How to use "larger prey" in a sentence

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Larger prey result in longer mating times.
They take down larger prey with ease.
Larger prey like a giraffe needs teamwork.
But it has larger prey in mind.
Larger prey living in herds are safe from a lone cheetah.
It may take larger prey if possible.
So that degree of flexibility enables them to eat much larger prey.
The larger prey they specialized in killing disappeared.
One wolf against larger prey.
Immediately for larger prey is so well developed that it can not hunt.
Somewhere on this vast expanse of tundra there must be larger prey.
I will hunt larger prey.
They were ideal for pack hunting of both small and larger prey.
They may occasionally take larger prey such as snakes.
Larger prey such as rodents are stalked and killed with a bite to the head.

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And take on larger prey.
Larger prey items are removed from the soil for easier manipulating and swallowing.
They kill and consume larger prey by tearing chunks of flesh.
A bite to the back of the head kills their larger prey.
Green anacondas feed on larger prey than most other boas.
They have solitary customs and some have venomous glands to immobilize larger prey.
They are able to depend on much larger prey when hunting in groups.
Arguments against this suggest that the venom is used as a tool to hunt larger prey.
When crocodiles grow they prefer larger prey for energy efficiency.
But the dogfish is so well developed that it can hunt immediately for larger prey.
Larger lizards eat larger prey but also include small prey in their diets.
The ants seem to ignore smaller insects and only target larger prey items.
Mature males feed on generally larger prey farther from shore than dolphins of other classes.
They will still consume those items but also wait for larger prey.
The climate became cooler and drier the larger prey they specialised in killing disappeared.
Sardines feed on zooplankton and phytoplankton by filter feeding and selective capture of larger prey.
Jaws enabled vertebrates to capture and consume larger prey than their jawless ancestors.
Injury and death can also occur during hunting attempts on some of their larger prey.
One wolf against larger prey Can face a grisly end.
Some that have interbred with wolves now fall in packs to bring down larger prey.
One wolf against larger prey But while any wolf can hunt and kill a rabbit.
But the young fish depend more and more upon larger prey as they grow.
For example, larger prey can be more easily detected than smaller ones.
Their three centimetre long tentacles can catch far larger prey than other corals can.
Occasionally, larger prey also tumbles into the fatal funnel of the pitcher plant.
Other, larger marsupial hunters seek larger prey.
Adult Great Whites eat larger prey that requires much more skill.
As they develop, they naturally feed upon larger prey.
As with other cats, taking on larger prey presents a risk to the animal.
For her, this was never merely practice for larger prey.
Sometimes they will feed on larger prey such as snakes, mice or small birds.
The head is large and heavy, an advantage in catching larger prey.
Insects such as flies, mosquitoes, or even larger prey like grasshoppers are typically caught.
Tandem hunting may be done regularly, especially with larger prey items.
Some prefer larger prey such as fish, marine mammals and even other sharks.

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