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Synonyms for predation
prɪˈdeɪ ʃənpre·da·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
depredation, predationnoun
an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
Synonyms:
ravage, depredationpredationnoun
the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey
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depredation
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I've seen some incredible things working with the Dyer Island Conservation Trust, butone thing I never ever expected to see was predation pressure from killer whales, we had never even seen an Orca here prior to 2011.
Precocial young can avoid predation on their own, and there is a much smaller chance of the entire brood succumbing to predation at once.
But parasites are at least as important as predation, to be a parasite is an easy way to make a living in the natural world.
It’s used by Muslim women so they can remove their hijabs. It’s used by sexual assault survivors so they can distance themselves from their attacker, it’s used by a vast majority on the campus as a safe space from predation and harassment.
Fossilized behavior is exceedingly rare, predation( the act of predator attacking prey) especially so, as paleontologists, we speculate about the function of ancient adaptations using available evidence, but to see an extinct predator caught in the act of capturing its prey is invaluable.
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