1 year, 11 months ago
What are animals that can only hunt while moving/chasing their prey called? I know wolves and other dogs are in this category.
I seem to recall watching a documentary on wolves and the narrator mentioned that wolves are "--". Meaning, they can only hunt while chasing their prey. Which proves the old adage; never run from a strange dog.
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Hi @velvet_jones,
Wolves, and other fast moving predators like Cheetah are also called coursing predators. You may have heard of certain domestic dog breeds referred to as coursing hounds - these are the hounds that have keen eyesight and fast agile bodies (Greyhound, Saluki).
Predators that rely primarily on the chase differ in general from predators that have tactics like lying in wait (Lions are perhaps a great example of this type of predator) or camouflage (certain fish are great examples of this type of predator).
Hope this helps, nice question!
Wolves, and other fast moving predators like Cheetah are also called coursing predators. You may have heard of certain domestic dog breeds referred to as coursing hounds - these are the hounds that have keen eyesight and fast agile bodies (Greyhound, Saluki).
Predators that rely primarily on the chase differ in general from predators that have tactics like lying in wait (Lions are perhaps a great example of this type of predator) or camouflage (certain fish are great examples of this type of predator).
Hope this helps, nice question!
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Hey Bun, I'm here! 'Boppin' in and out, here and there - you know all about that - you're a bunny!
This was a fun question, I enjoyed reading up on it as I hadn't heard coursing used outside of the sight hound world, but hey this is why I love contributing to MA and Mahalo. Couldn't resist a chance to take on a Q related to canines with high prey drive, he, he. You may recall we've got an ex-racing Greyhound : ).
Hey @Hillo! I miss ya!
I was stumped by this question since I was looking at it from a 'wolf' point of view and not 'hound'.
You're so awesome!
Miss you too @bunnyphuphu - and I find it hard to believe that YOU were stumped by any question!
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