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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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year in India during the early 1900s, with one individual Bengal tigress killing 436 people in India. Tigers killed 129 people in the Sundarbans mangrove...
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of the losses. Like other large carnivores, leopards are capable of surplus killing. Under normal conditions, prey are too scarce for this behavior, but...
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