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  2. The Super Predators - The Huffington Post

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    It is frighteningly difficult to track or prevent—and it has escaped America’s most recent awakening to the many ways in which some police misuse their considerable powers. Very few people in the United States understand what really happens when an officer is accused of harassing, stalking, or assaulting a partner.

  3. Game stalker - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays, stalking is frequently done for purposes of photography or observation of animal behavior rather than for killing. Whatever the means of killing, the hunter is required to get near the quarry in order to achieve it. Most animals are very sensitive to the presence of predators and will escape when perceiving threats within the flight zone.

  4. Roadside Picnic - Wikipedia

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    The term stalker (сталкер) became a part of the Russian language and, according to the authors, became the most popular of their neologisms. In the book, stalkers are people who trespass into the forbidden area known as the Zone and steal its valuable extraterrestrial artifacts, which they later sell.

  5. Stalking - Wikipedia

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    However, stalking cases are increasing rather than decreasing, with more than 20,000 people reporting cases to the police in 2013, and civil society organisations estimate that these are only the tip of the iceberg; Japan has seen the highest growth in stalking cases in the world in recent years, and stalking has continued to turn into homicide.

  6. Aggressive mimicry - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, some snakes employ caudal luring (using the tail) [14] [15] or lingual luring (using the tongue) to entice small vertebrates into striking range. [16] [17] Argiope argentata and its web. Aggressive mimicry is common amongst spiders, both in luring prey and stealthily approaching predators. [18]

  7. Ambush predator - Wikipedia

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    The fish faces into the current, waiting for prey to drift by. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] Several species of Felidae (cats) and snakes have vertically elongated (slit) pupils, advantageous for nocturnal ambush predators as it helps them to estimate the distance to prey in dim light; diurnal and pursuit predators in contrast have round pupils.

  8. Zoosadism - Wikipedia

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    Some studies have suggested that individuals who are cruel to animals are more likely to be violent to humans. According to The New York Times: . The FBI has found that a history of cruelty to animals is one of the traits that regularly appear in its computer records of serial rapists and murderers, and the standard diagnostic and treatment manual for psychiatric and emotional disorders lists ...

  9. Cute aggression - Wikipedia

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    Cute aggression, or playful aggression, is the urge to squeeze or bite things perceived as being cute without the desire to cause any harm. It is a common type of dimorphous display, where a person experiences positive and negative expressions simultaneously in a disorganised manner. [1]