This ability would have helped it pursue prey or escape an enemy.

He was the hot dry wind across an empty plain, a cheetah pursuing prey.

Such places opened his mind, allowed him to pursue crazy concepts and run them down like a predator pursuing prey.

They don't actively pursue prey but wait for it to pass by.

In later instars it does not or cannot profitably pursue such small prey.

It mainly hunts at night and has been known to pursue prey almost onto the shore.

They may pursue prey on the ground by half running and half flying.

They give up and pursue easier prey before their energies are exhausted.

When pursuing prey, a bat emits 200 calls per second.

If hungry enough, they also actively pursue prey that fly close to their webs.