Examples of 'when food is scarce' in a sentence

Meaning of "when food is scarce"

When food is scarce: Refers to a situation where there is not enough food available

How to use "when food is scarce" in a sentence

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when food is scarce
A period of time when food is scarce.
When food is scarce they draw on this fat to survive.
It knows how to save food when food is scarce.
A time when food is scarce.
Even family ties have no meaning when food is scarce.
When food is scarce the most dominant cub will feed.
The raw or dried seeds are eaten when food is scarce.
When food is scarce they turn cannibal and eat each other.
Such flexibility may serve as a buffer when food is scarce.
When food is scarce they will almost entirely rely on finding carrion.
These fat stores are useful in times when food is scarce.
And when food is scarce there is often an opportunist waiting in the wings.
The nymphal period is greatly prolonged when food is scarce.
In captivity when food is scarce the larger larvae will cannibalize smaller ones.
They arrive in the mountains in spring when food is scarce.

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When food is scarce they will eat carrion ( dead animal carcasses ).
It needs that bodyfat as a reserve for times when food is scarce.
I go to [the] forest when food is scarce at home.
This stored oil may also function as a nutrient when food is scarce.
Likewise, they will lower their activity level when food is scarce to preserve energy.
Key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce.
And this helps them cope with periods, when food is scarce.
This also serves to maintain healthy gut function during times when food is scarce.
They are sometimes ejected from the hive when food is scarce.
They can also slow down their metabolism when food is scarce.
Walruses may eat the remains of young seals when food is scarce.
They even sometimes eat their small ones when food is scarce.
This makes cassava a good insurance crop for times when food is scarce.
Few people have the skills or resources to hunt wild animals when food is scarce.
This provides greater insulation during the winter and a source of energy when food is scarce.
They will even slaughter their own young to feed the interlopers when food is scarce.
This competition reaches a peak during early spring, when food is scarce.
However, they have also been seen consuming fruits when food is scarce.
When they are looking for food, they usually go to meadows when food is scarce.
Ln its back is a fat-filled hump - a vital energy resource for times when food is scarce.
This dimorphism clearly maximises their feeding opportunities during the non-breeding season when food is scarce.
Unlike the Nazca booby, blue-footed boobies chicks only perform siblicide when food is scarce.
Snowshoe hares wander up to 5 miles ( 8 km ) when food is scarce.
It is, in fact, an energy reserve, for times when food is scarce.

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