捕食(粵拼:bou6 sik6),粵語又有叫獵食(粵拼:lip6 sik6),係生態學入面生物之間互動嘅一種方式[1]。喺呢種互動方式入面,互動嘅其中一方會去捉對方,殺死後者同埋將後者食落肚;食對方嘅係所謂嘅捕食者,而畀人食嗰方就係所謂嘅獵物。如果有種生物 A 硬係會畀另一種生物 B 捕食,噉 B 就係 A 嘅天敵[e 1]。
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Predation. Encyclopedia Britannica,原文段字係噉嘅:"predation, in animal behaviour, the pursuit, capture, and killing of animals for food. Predatory animals may be solitary hunters, like the leopard, or they may be group hunters, like wolves."
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Terry Pratchett > Quotes > Quotable Quote. Goodreads,原文段字係噉嘅:"I was walking along the bank of a stream when I saw a mother otter with her cubs, a very endearing sight, I'm sure you'll agree. And even as I watched, the mother otter dived into the water and came up with a plump salmon, which she subdued and dragged onto a half submerged log. As she ate it, while of course it was still alive, the body split and I remember to this day the sweet pinkness of its roes as they spilled out, much to the delight of the baby otters, who scrambled over themselves to feed on the delicacy. One of nature's wonders, gentlemen. Mother and children dining upon mother and children. And that is when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior."