Surplus killing, also known as excessive killing, henhouse syndrome, or overkill, is a common behavior exhibited by predators, in which they kill more...
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Kingfishers, etc. Specialized claws and other appendages, for apprehending or killing (including fingers in primates) Changes in body colour for facilitating...
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population by decreasing the number of susceptible hosts and indirectly killing the parasite in the host. It has been shown in some studies that the risk...
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of the fox by pastoral farmers is their tendency to commit acts of surplus killing toward animals such as chickens, since having killed many they eat...
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alongside porpoises and other dolphins. Orcas will engage in surplus killing, that is, killing that is not designed to be for food. As an example, a BBC...
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carnivora, including the red fox and martens, are known for engaging in surplus killing of birds. Kruuk (1972) observed that four red foxes killed 230 black-headed...
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Overkill (term), the use of excessive force or action to achieve a goal Surplus killing, when a predator kills more prey than it can eat Overexploitation,...
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thick planks from hen-houses or burrow underneath stone foundations. Surplus killing is common during these events, with one incident resulting in the death...
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frequently attacked. Some instances of surplus killing have resulted in the deaths of 20 sheep in one attack. A cougar's killing bite is applied to the back of...
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may occasionally surplus kill. Such instances are common with domestic animals but rare with wild prey. In the wild, surplus killing occurs primarily...
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the corpse of someone already dead) as opposed to homicidal cannibalism (killing someone for food). In modern English law, the latter is always considered...
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