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predation

noun as in preying

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Puffins are a priority species in Northern Ireland and red-listed in the UK, putting them in the highest conservation concern bracket due to food shortages, climate change, and predation by invasive species.

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All the townsfolk are susceptible to Its predation, but kids are easier to scare.

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Instead, the U.S. is halting the first serious effort in four decades to rebuild America’s shipbuilding capacity, and a way to hold China accountable for its industrial predation.

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"You see the rise of mobility, predation, and, clearly, parasitism."

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Their findings, published in Science, reveal an astonishing story of night-time aerial chases, precision attacks, and predation in total darkness.

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