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hyenas and lions.
Other species opportunistically indulge in
kleptoparasitism.
Kleptoparasitism is a
feeding strategy where one
animal deliberately steals...
- (January 2013). "The
ecological economics of
kleptoparasitism: pay-offs from self-foraging
versus kleptoparasitism".
Animal Behaviour. 82 (1): 245–255. doi:10...
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Halictidae is the second-largest
family of bees (clade Anthophila) with
nearly 4,500 species. They are
commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller...
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strategies are hyperparasitism,
social parasitism,
brood parasitism,
kleptoparasitism, ****ual parasitism, and adelphoparasitism.
Hyperparasites feed on another...
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occasionally hunts live prey such as
hares and bats. They may also
indulge in
kleptoparasitism and
attempt to
steal prey from
other birds.
Brahminy kites have even...
- Canada, Alaska, and
Siberia and
winters across the
southern hemisphere.
Kleptoparasitism is a
major source of food for this
species during migration and winter...
- been
interpreted as
arising due to
pressure from this
aerial piracy.
Kleptoparasitism is not
thought to play a
significant part of the diet of any species...
- mutualistic, but
later studies found the
birds to be parasitic.
Direct kleptoparasitism (birds
stealing food from the ants' grasp) is rare and has been noted...
- frigatebirds, gulls, and skuas,
engage in
kleptoparasitism,
stealing food
items from
other birds.
Kleptoparasitism is
thought to be a
supplement to food obtained...
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opportunistic of all Aquilinae, and
often scavenges on
carrion or
engages in
kleptoparasitism towards other carnivorous animals but is also a bold and
active predator...
