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I notice that rollerblading is listed among the ways that prey may escape a predator. Unless we're including homo sapiens here, I'm dubious. 68.156.95.34 (talk) 07:56, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
I'd like to add a section on symbiotic/cross-species defenses, such as the acacia tree's coopting of ants as defenses, or mixed-animal herds of ungulates in Africa (or mixed-species flocks of birds all over the place). (I believe there are bait fish that mixed-school but I haven't read about their behavior in probably decades.) [Yes, I know that trees aren't animals, but the principles are the same. If you prefer, substitute aphids for acacias--the cases are surprisingly similar.]
Also I'd like to have a separate section on animals that use stolen chemicals or cells to defend themselves, like slugs using jellyfish cnidocytes to have second-hand stings, or monarch butterflies using milkweed alkaloids to taste bad.
Any objections? IAmNitpicking (talk) 19:17, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
The estimable Chiswick Chap insists that only the consumption of seeds is "predation" for the purposes of this article. I don't see it. Is it just linguistic, that some source uses that word? IAmNitpicking (talk) 16:46, 18 September 2018 (UTC)