A predator missed a meal and took another... likewise small.
Aerial predators take nestlings, eggs, or even adults in flight.
"I can't tolerate when a predator takes unfair advantage."
If an experimenter makes a few fish in the school distinctive, the predator should take more notice of them.
But if the predator takes too big a bite, it is killed and there is a backlash against the species.
And if human beings somehow vanished, then other predators must take their place.
"What has happened was, this predator stepped in and took it all from him."
Some predators take advantage of the concentration of birds during migration.
The predators each take a different tack to getting their share.
The officer seemed to understand instinctively that predators take the fat ones first.