If a predator overhunts its prey, the prey population will lower to numbers that are too scarce for the predators to find.

If a predator hunts its prey species to numbers too low to sustain the population in the short term, they can cause not only the extinction or extirpation of the prey, but also the extinction of their own species, a phenomenon known as coextinction.

If another stuffed owl is introduced ( or the same one removed and re-introduced ), the birds react to it again as though it were a predator, demonstrating that it is only a very specific stimulus that is habituated to ( namely, one particular unmoving owl in one place ).

If a potential predator visits, both parents respond aggressively, issuing alarm calls and striking with talons.

If the sentinel detects a predator, it gives a loud alarm to warn the troop and indicate whether the threat comes from the air or the ground: if from the air, the meerkats rush to the nearest hole ; if from the ground, the troop flees.

If pursued into the water, a kangaroo may use its forepaws to hold the predator underwater so as to drown it.

If chased by a bird of prey or other predator, it will bolt straight down the nearest hole like a rodent until the danger has passed.

If the parent sees that a potential predator is not following them, they will move closer and get louder until they get the attention of the predator.

If a potential predator approaches the nest, the adult will walk away from the scrape, calling to attract the intruder and feigning a broken wing.

If a predator tries to take it by the body, the lizard drives that side of its body down into the ground so the predator cannot easily get its lower jaw underneath the lizard.

If the predator persists, the often hissing crane will attack, stabbing with their bill ( which is powerful enough to pierce the skull of a small carnivore ) and kicking with their feet.

If a predator were to bite off an arm tip, the vampire squid can regenerate it.

If a prey animal moves or makes a noise in such a way that a predator can detect and capture it, that fits the definition of " communication " given above.

If seized by a predator its tail is deliberately cast and wriggles violently attracting attention while the lizard may escape.

If there is a likelihood that market entrants will prevent the predator from recouping its investment through supra competitive pricing, then there is no probability of success and the antitrust claim would fail.

If this is not sufficient, the adults will physically combat the predator, battering with their powerful wings and chomping down with their large bills, and have managed to kill predators equal to their own weight in confrontations.

A group effort attempts to answer the most common psychological questions: If there is a risk of a sexual predator re-offending if put back in society ; If an offender is competent to stand trial ; whether or not an offender was sane / insane at the time of the offense.

If two aposematic species that encounter the predator in equal number equally often come to mimic each other, it becomes completely arbitrary to call one a mimic and another a model.

If a potential predator approaches the nest, the adult will walk away from the scrape, calling to attract the intruder and feigning a broken wing.

If a predator is very close, spiny lobsters will flex their muscular tail in order to escape the predator, backwards.

If police were spotted, regular white lights were turned on, signaling that everyone should stop dancing or touching.

If not shown with the hide over a dress, the pattern of the dress is that of the spotted feline.

If the ball was moving backwards with regard to the recovering team, it is spotted where it went out of bounds.

If the ball was moving forwards, it is spotted where the fumble occurred ( the fumble itself cannot advance the ball ).

If a lookout posted in the tower spotted a Viking force, the local population ( or at least the clerics ) would enter, using a ladder which could be raised from within.

If he fails to make this call and is spotted, he may be obliged to pick up four cards as a penalty.

If spotted a phantom call results in a penalty, forced sub or sin bin.

If it is the cue ball, it is spotted by the next shooter on the D. Any other ball is spotted as close as possible to the foot spot.

If a solid-colored horse is bred to a regular registry Paint horse, it is possible to produce a spotted foal.

If a player makes a mistake, like mixing up the cow numbers, taking too long to respond, or calling the wrong number of spots ( explained below ), that player gets " spotted ", using the blackened cork to make a big round black dot on his face.

If a player gets one spot, then that player must say " I am the spotted cow with one spot ..." and so on for the number of spots received.

If a fugitive is spotted a marshal may shout " Go to court!

If ever an unfortunate visitor comes to Athel Loren uninvited, he will likely already been spotted by waywatchers.

If a suspected escape attempt was spotted, high-speed patrol boats would be dispatched to intercept the fugitives.

If a listener's car is spotted with a sticker in the window and read out on air, they have 96. 4 minutes to call in and claim £ 50 of free petrol.

* The song " Ice Cream " by Raekwon featuring Ghostface Killah includes a line in which Ghostface raps " If I was jiggy, you'd be spotted like Spud MacKenzie.

If Riveros spotted the Huascar, he would follow and keep it from retreating to the south until Latorre engaged the Peruvian fleet.

If spotted near a bush, they will dash into it in an attempt to find cover from any threat.

If he is driven backward by the opponent, the ball will be spotted where his forward progress was stopped.

If an antitank gunner has spotted the AFV, he may train his sights on it and wait for an easy shot while it moves forward.

If a player is spotted, the Ki meter will turn red, the enemy will alert everyone in the area, and the player is forced to fight hand-to-hand or hide somewhere until the enemies give up their search and resume their patrol routes ( similar to Metal Gear Solid < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s " Soliton Radar ").

If a kickoff goes through the uprights, or if the receiving team does not advance the ball out of the end zone on a kickoff, the kicking team is awarded one point and the ball is spotted at the opponent's five yard line.

Furthermore, when a horse is homozygous for Tobiano coloring, all of that horse's offspring will be spotted, with only a few exceptions: If either parent passes the dominant gray gene to the foal, then its spots will be visible while it is young, but will gradually become lighter until finally, as the gray gene acts upon all coat colors, the entire horse's coat fades.