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For most birds of prey, territory is most important; mate comes second, according to Bloom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

To determine which animals were actually attacking prey, researchers examined fossils preserved in museum collections.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

These traces are especially valuable because they provide the only direct evidence of interactions between predators and their prey.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Forever, the strategy for fishing with artificial lures has been to “match the hatch”—to replicate the baitfish, bugs and other prey that fish snack on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

“We Americans were astounded at the idea of a catfish making prey of a monkey,” Roosevelt wrote.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

It’s a clever and nasty bit of social engineering — a bait and switch that preys on people’s curiosity and the simple pleasure of feeling included.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Together, we can set an example of strong leadership that protects people rather than preys on them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

“She had difficulties already in her life, and there’s no sugar coating that. So we had to navigate this argument that what social-media addiction does is it preys upon the vulnerable more times than not.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

After all these years, Richard Parker still preys on his mind.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

During Tuesday’s sentencing, Escobedo noted Halem had preyed on individuals who “perhaps shouldn’t be seen as victims, because they were criminals themselves,” but that that didn’t excuse his actions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

During one observation, a centipede preyed on the distracted isopods while they remained caught in the swirling formation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

Before passing sentence, Judge Jessica Peterson told Chasing Horse he preyed on women's spirituality, adding: "You manipulated them for your own personal gratification."

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

He has long maintained that his company, which started in 2011 and offered mortgages for as little as a 1% down payment, has not preyed on its customers.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026

To judge from the bone evidence of the animal species on which they preyed, their hunting skills were unimpressive and mainly directed at easy-to-kill, not-at-all-dangerous animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

"They're preying on people who have maybe a bit sympathetic, slightly paternalistic view of Down syndrome," he said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

"Kank coexisted with larger carnivores such as Maip macrothorax, a formidable megaraptorid dinosaur more than 10 metres long, which may have been capable of preying upon it," Dr. Motta adds.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

“There’s so much advice out there that isn’t wise. There’s so much out there preying on them: buy-now-pay-later, prediction markets, cryptocurrency. It’s all looming.”

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

During closing arguments in the Los Angeles case a week and a half ago, Mark Lanier, an attorney representing Kaley, compared the companies to a lion preying on a herd of gazelle on the Serengeti.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

To survive, he is out there constantly preying upon others, probing for any human weakness like a ferret.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey