predator
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Growing to around 1 meter in length, the fish was likely an ambush predator that hunted smaller animals in freshwater systems.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
The dinosaur lived in Madagascar around 70 million years ago and was still considered an apex predator.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Relentless predator control—through poisoning, trapping and shooting, and high mesh fences that can hold back everything from a baby mouse to a pig—are the only hope for continued nesting of native seabirds on the islands.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
A person, confused and distressed by unwanted images they cannot control, can be left feeling like a predator, extremely isolated and overcome with shame.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Dimarion took it, grinning like a predator who knows its prey has been cornered.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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