Like most apex predators, lions target the sickest and most vulnerable prey animals, a form of natural selection that keeps evolutionary trends pressing forward.

For predator animals with vertical pupils, though, that orientation maximizes both binocular disparity – figuring out distance for prey far away – and blur – for closer animals – though ...

When it comes to whether an animal is predator or prey, the eyes have it -- or at lease when it comes to pupil shape, researchers say. A creature's ecological niche -- and its likely place in the ...

Jason Hoverman’s research shows that predators can reduce infection prevalence in prey populations, and that some prey infected with a pathogen may be more susceptible to predators. The findings ...

The University of Georgia's Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources turned its attention to Etosha National Park in Namibia, tracking 14 lions and nine hyenas via GPS collars over an ...

Animals protect themselves from being eaten by other animals in countless ways. Some are commonplace. Others are unconventional. Camouflage and running are well-known defenses. Not being seen by a ...

In other words, the more prey animals (or kilograms' worth of prey animals) there were, the fewer predators (or kilograms' worth of predators) there were for each one of those prey, following a ...

Most people don't like to be considered "predators," but we belong to a species of that biological class. Yet we can interact with prey animals to great benefit.

Although some individual ranchers have problems with predators, in aggregate nationally cattle losses to all predator s amount to just 5.5 percent of cattle lost annually to all causes--and that ...

The lion may be considered the king of the jungle, but this doesn’t mean this predator is invincible. They will go after some very tough prey that will fight back with considerable strength and ...