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predation

  1. Roadside Hawk feeding

    Roadside Hawk feeding

    Saw this Roadside Hawk catch a Eared Dove right in front of me, and then it flew to a tree right next to the trail where I took some pictures.
    • Roynato
    • Media item
    • brazil hawk predation
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. A

    Red-eared sliders are opportunistic predatory omnivores rather than herbivores

    Hello, folks! As an owner of a red-eared slider turtle for over 12 years, I've been researching them and their behavior for quite some time now. Generally, most sources say that red-eared sliders are more predatory when they are growing juveniles, and tend to lean towards herbivorous behavior...
    • Avon Avians
    • Thread
    • aquatic turtles behavior carnivorous chrysemys scripta elegans emydidae herbivorous invasive species omnivorous predation red-eared slider trachemys trachemys scripta elegans
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Reptiles and Amphibians
  3. Red Sandboa with kill

    Red Sandboa with kill

    They lurk in the sandy soil and leaf litter. In a flash they catch their prey and squeeze it to death. Here is a Red Sandboa swallowing a squirrel it had just caught.
    • ariban
    • Media item
    • india jaipur predation rajasthan sandboa snake
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Reptiles
  4. A

    Malar stripe on Peregrines associated with sunny locals, risk of glare

    Not my research. Very nice, simple analysis testing correlation between various environmental factors and the prominence of the dark molar stripe on peregrine falcons across their distribution - they identify and verify the "solar glare hypothesis" for variation in this trait. Malar stripe...
    • Aotus
    • Thread
    • adaptation functional morphology peregrin falcon plumage predation
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Birds Of Prey
  5. Single gulp

    Single gulp

    Little blue heron with crayfish; f/4, 1/1600 s, ISO 1000
    • wmarkroberts
    • Media item
    • crayfish everglades heron predation
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Zeiss Competition (Closed)
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