Definitions for Predators
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1. predators

   Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the host) and parasitoidism (which always does, eventually). It is distinct from scavenging on dead prey, though many predators also scavenge; it overlaps with herbivory, as seed predators and destructive frugivores are predators. Predators may actively search for or pursue prey or wait for it, often concealed. When prey is detected, the predator assesses whether to attack it. This may involve ambush or pursuit predation, sometimes after stalking the prey. If the attack is successful, the predator kills the prey, removes any inedible parts like the shell or spines, and eats it. Predators are adapted and often highly specialized for hunting, with acute senses such as vision, hearing, or smell. Many predatory animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate, have sharp claws or jaws to grip, kill, and cut up their prey. Other adaptations include stealth and aggressive mimicry that improve hunting efficiency. Predation has a powerful selective effect on prey, and the prey develop antipredator adaptations such as warning coloration, alarm calls and other signals, camouflage, mimicry of well-defended species, and defensive spines and chemicals. Sometimes predator and prey find themselves in an evolutionary arms race, a cycle of adaptations and counter-adaptations. Predation has been a major driver of evolution since at least the Cambrian period.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Predators in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Predators in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Predators in a Sentence

1. Hawaii Professor Emeritus Michael Hadfield:

   As far as we can tell, the Hawaiian tree snails evolved with no predators, so they never developed defense mechanisms.

2. Matt Williams:

   Owls are voracious predators that hunt mostly at night using a very keen sense of hearing to help locate their prey.

3. Attorney General Kathleen Kane:

   The heinous crimes these children endured are absolutely unconscionable, these predators desecrated a sacred trust and preyed upon their victims in the very places where they should have felt most safe.

4. Kamala Harris:

   I knew our criminal justice system was deeply flawed, i knew that the people in our society who are most often targeted by predators are also most often the voiceless and vulnerable. And I believed then as I do now, that no one should be left to fight alone.

5. Joe Shammas:

   Congressman Cardenas needs to face and address these in a court of law, as we have seen time and time again in Hollywood and in our nation's capital, powerful men have preyed on young vulnerable women for far too long. Luckily we are at a time where victims are finally being listened to, and these disgusting men are being exposed for the predators that they are.

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predators