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predation
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predation
the characteristic of preying on other animals as a source of food. Can be a big cause of loss in animal flocks and herds, especially lambs. See also predatory.
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However, when the researchers introduced an egg predator - the brown shrimp - into the tank, male gobies generally wolfed down their offspring and headed straight for the back of the tank.
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