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The spider stings its prey, and then eats it slowlyGazelles are a favorite prey for cheetahs.

The spider stings its prey, and then eats it slowly.

The rapist is said to prey on young women who are walking alone in the downtown area late at night.

Thousands of song birds die each year, preyed upon by the domestic cat.

When insect pests are eliminated, it affects many other animals which prey upon them as their main source of food.

Teenagers are seen as easy prey for drug dealers looking to find new customers.

In nature, predators generally prey on the young, sick or weak in a group, thereby keeping the species as a whole strong and healthy.

Loan companies and instant cash outlets prey on those who already have problems managing their money.

Scavengers, such as vultures, like to steal the already dead prey of other predators.

There's a killer on the loose who preys on elderly women living alone.

Lions generally kill their prey by biting them in the neck, and holding them until they suffocate.

Boa constrictors kill their prey by squeezing them to death.

Spiders wrap their prey up in their webs, so they can take their time eating them.

Telephone solicitors often prey on old people who live alone, and just want someone to talk to.

Some panhandlers downtown prey on people's sympathy by asking for spare change which they don't really need.

There is a Persian proverb which observes that when its time has arrived, the prey becomes the hunter.

Crocodiles prey on anything from insects and bats to sharks, antelope and even buffalo.

The ancient Romans lured swordfish within range of their spears by using boats shaped like their prey.

Within the family of birds of prey, there are 208 species which are found nearly worldwide.

The killer whale, or orca, is the fastest sea mammal, and can reach speeds up to 30 miles per hour in pursuit of prey.

Tobacco and alcohol companies seem to prey on poor people's longing for escape.

Almost every animal species is prey to some other species.

Will Durant once observed that man is the only animal that systematically preys on its own species.

When the Roman legions withdrew from Britain in the 5th century A.D., the country fell easy prey to invasions by the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

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