LiveScience Topics: Prey

More Prey News and Information

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  How Do Vultures Find Dead Stuff?

  Vultures sniff out their next meal from over a mile away.

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  Why Butterflies Have 'Eye Spots'

  The striking patterns ward off predators.

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  Solitary Hyenas Still Get the Last Laugh

  New research indicates that, to offset the cost of competition among the group, spotted hyenas still demonstrate an ancestral tendency to separate themselves when searching for their next meal.

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  Electric Signals Could Ward Off Sharks

  Scientists hope to reduce shark bycatch by repelling sharks with electric fields.

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  Dead Hawk's Last Meal Claws Partway Out

  This hawk's last meal was a real kicker.

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  Coyotes Thrive in Eastern U.S.

  Coyote populations have exploded recently in the northeast United States.

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  Creatures Clone Selves in Face of Danger

  Sand dollar larvae clone themselves when they sense predators are near.

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  Swift Predator's Secrets Revealed

  Water shrews may be tiny, but they are formidable predators under the water.

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  What Is the Smallest Dinosaur?

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  How Old Were the Oldest Dinosaurs?

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  How Did Dinosaurs Communicate?

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  How Do Snakes Swallow Large Animals?

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  Parasites Eavesdrop on Stink Bug Sex Talk

  A study suggests that parasitic wasps eavesdrop on stink bugs� sexual vibrations in order to locate new prey.

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  Birds Glad Cats Eat Rats

  Helpless prey on islands need top predators to police other enemies.

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  Wolf vs. Moose

  Wolves find lots of moose to hunt on an island in Michigan.

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  Ants Corral and Tranquilize Victims

  Ants footprints hold chemicals that tranquilize food-producing aphids.

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  Saber-Toothed Cat Had Wimpy Bite

  The saber-toothed cat had a weaker bite than today's lions.

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  Modern Humans Retain Caveman's Survival Instincts

  Even today, humans' brains are wired to monitor predators and prey.

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  Coyotes Cower in Wolf Territory

  Coyotes less abundant in areas share with wolf relatives.

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  Escargot Makes a Beetle's Head Swell

  Some beetles are refined escargot feeders.

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  Prey Forget to Fear Predators

  Prey animals are not necessarily hard-wired to fear their enemies.