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Method of feeding in herbivores, eating grasses and other plants
of animals can be said to be grazers, from large animals such as hippopotamuses to small aquatic snails. Grazing behaviour is a type of feeding strategy
Grazing_(behaviour)
Topics referred to by the same term
Grazing may refer to: Grazing, the agricultural practice of feeding grass Grazing (behaviour), the animal behaviour Graze may also refer to: a graze, a
Graze
Feeding livestock on forage
commercially valuable grazing animals. Farmers may employ many different strategies of grazing for optimum production: grazing may be continuous, seasonal
Grazing
Repetitive eating of small amounts of food
hunger or satiety cues". Two subtypes of grazing have been suggested: compulsive and non-compulsive. Compulsive grazing is accompanied by the feeling that the
Grazing (human eating pattern)
Grazing_(human_eating_pattern)
Species of mammal
"Experimental manipulation of predation risk and food quality: effect on grazing behaviour in a central-place foraging herbivore". Oecologia. 146 (1): 157–167
European_rabbit
Rare subspecies of the sable antelope
landscape and play an important role in shaping the giant sable's grazing behaviour. Fires typically sweep through the drier grassland areas in the late
Giant_sable_antelope
Congregations of plankton
marine ecology (e.g., phytoplankton growth dynamics, zooplankton grazing, behaviour, environmental effects, harmful algal blooms), as well as for ocean
Thin_layers_(oceanography)
Genus of plant
Hendricksen, R.; Minson, D. J. (2009). "The feed intake and grazing behaviour of cattle grazing a crop of Lablab purpureus cv. Rongai". The Journal of Agricultural
Lablab
Extinct species of mammal
some sites like La Berbie in France shows evidence of predominantly grazing behaviour. Isotopic analyses of Ukrainian steppe bison populations has found
Steppe_bison
Biology professor (born 1960)
Oxford in 1998. supervised by John R. Krebs; she investigated sheep grazing behaviour. Bazely then held an Ernest Cook Research Fellowship at Somerville
Dawn_R._Bazely
Tall African hoofed mammal
destruction has hurt the giraffe. In the Sahel, the need for firewood and grazing room for livestock has led to deforestation. Normally, giraffes can coexist
Giraffe
Chemical compound
culprit. Later work suggested that differing rain patterns had changed grazing behaviours, which led to a greater quantity of corn lily to be ingested by pregnant
Cyclopamine
Category of herbivorous animals
are grazers or predators, and if grazers, what vegetation they will prefer to graze on. Temperature also has an effect on the grazing behaviour of certain
Mesograzer
sources, because the species is behaviourally sufficiently flexible. Some animals exhibit hoarding and caching behaviours in which they store or hide food
List_of_feeding_behaviours
Species of alga
nursery area for many marine species and a biodiverse habitat. The grazing behaviour of sea urchins, particularly the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus
Laminaria_hyperborea
Non-intensive grazing pasture
Rough pasture or rough grazing is non-intensive grazing pasture, commonly found on poor soils, especially in hilly areas, throughout the world. In agricultural
Rough_pasture
Large, domesticated, cloven-hooved herbivores
morning, and the proportion of grass increasing towards the evening. When grazing, cattle vary several aspects of their bite, i.e. tongue and jaw movements
Cattle
Area a wild animal consistently defends
animals do all their grazing. They keep their territories free of other organisms by shoving off any intruders: other Lottia, grazing limpets of the genus
Territory_(animal)
Natural biome
state has issued a strict prohibition on grazing where pastoralism and livestock farmers are prohibited from grazing livestock on grassland in place of stall-feeding
Grasslands_of_China
Municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands
and play a major role in the landscape character because of their grazing behaviour. Notable people from the municipality of Lingewaard include: Willem
Lingewaard
Group of even-toed ruminants
while the females appraise males and choose one with which to mate. Large grazing antelope, such as impala or wildebeest, form large herds made up of many
Antelope
Breed of sheep
the breed's speed, losses to predators are very rarely registered. The grazing habits of the Old Norwegian Sheep is adapted to the heather moorlands of
Old_Norwegian_Sheep
Parasitic creature
to the top of grass, where they have a higher chance of being eaten by grazing ruminants. The trematode Leucochloridium paradoxum matures inside snails
Behavior-altering_parasite
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
communicating with visual signals, calls, and songs, and participating in such behaviour as cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators
Bird
Organism that consumes viruses
grazers diet if ingested, and the microbe is not infected. General grazing on viruses is widespread throughout the marine environment, with grazing rates
Virivore
Largest living land animal
however, the Oxford Companion to Animal Behaviour (1987) said that "one is well advised to study the behaviour rather than attempting to get at any underlying
Elephant
Family of birds
amounts of plant food (including maize and beans). They often associate with grazing livestock, probably to take insects the animals disturb. When seriemas
Seriema
Subspecies of carnivore
the greatest problem it faces. Local and nomad herders let their cattle graze in the bear territory and end up in killing the native bears, blaming them
Balochistan_black_bear
Horses have a strong grazing instinct, preferring to spend most hours of the day eating forage. Horses and other equids evolved as grazing animals, adapted
Horse_behavior
Management of farm animals
managed by grazing and mowing. As the ecological impact of this land management strategy is similar to that of natural disturbances such as grazing and wildfire
Animal_husbandry
Clade of reptiles
Retrieved November 4, 2019. Hansell, Mike (2000). Bird Nests and Construction Behaviour. Pen and ink illustration by Raith Overhill. Cambridge: University of
Dinosaur
Species of large semi-aquatic mammal
in water or mud, emerging at dusk to graze on grasses. While hippos rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and hippos typically
Hippopotamus
Small natural step-arranged soil ridges on hillsides
track. Early investigators such as C. Darwin (1904) believed that animals grazing the hillsides caused terracettes, but further examination revealed places
Terracette
Subspecies of bird
Recherche Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea) is large grazing bird found along the southern coast of Western Australia. It is a subspecies
Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea
Cereopsis_novaehollandiae_grisea
Genus of mammals
by huddling together. Flocks of sheep need to keep moving to find new grazing areas and more favourable weather as the seasons change. In each flock
Ovis
Subspecies of mammal
hottest part of the year, they lie up more extensively during the day and may graze a considerable part of the night. Wild goats have a wonderful sense of balance
Sindh_ibex
Subspecies of carnivore
already-cramped continent, a harsh reality which dictates their very movements and behaviours. Thus Siberian brown bears have no fear, and will readily destroy any
East_Siberian_brown_bear
Largest species of rodents
100m of the marking site and 80% within 1000m. Capybaras are herbivores, grazing mainly on grasses and aquatic plants, as well as fruit and tree bark. They
Capybara
Species of mammal
ground for camouflage. Takin feed in the early morning and late afternoon, grazing on a variety of leaves and grasses, as well as bamboo shoots and flowers
Takin
Tribe of rodents of the family Cricetidae
years, before numbers drop to near extinction, is not known. Lemming behaviour and appearance are markedly different from those of other rodents, which
Lemming
Canid species native to Australia
rangeland grazing areas were estimated to be up to 30%. Therefore, factors such as availability of native prey, as well as the defending behaviour and health
Dingo
Extinct species of mammal
genus Elephas. It has been suggested to have been a grazer or mixed feeder (both browsing and grazing). Its placement in the genus of Elephas has been questioned
Elephas_ekorensis
Dedicated site where wild animals urinate and defecate
nest. Dedicated latrine areas observed by free-roaming horses mean that grazing area is kept parasite-free. Even stabled horses seem to have vestiges of
Animal_latrine
Captured Indian elephant of the 20th century
Drona, whom people adored for his gentle behaviour. Drona died of electrocution in 1998, when he was grazing in the Nagarhole National Park, that spans
Drona_(elephant)
Biological interaction
The predator-prey relationship is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill
Predation
countries This term has been associated with discriminatory and xenophobic behaviour, and it played a role in the xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2008
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Type of social group in some animals
applied to mammals, and most particularly to the grazing ungulates that classically display this behaviour. Different terms are used for similar groupings
Herd
Striped animal in the equid family
when threatened but also bite and kick. Zebra species differ in social behaviour, with plains and mountain zebra living in stable harems consisting of
Zebra
Act of voluntarily ingesting feces
Bottom feeder Feeding frenzy Filter feeder Browsing Cattle feeding Fodder Grazing Forage Hypercarnivore Hypocarnivore Mesocarnivore Parasitism Kleptoparasitism
Coprophagia
Second-largest species of elephant
the brain, is highly intelligent and self-aware, being able to display behaviours associated with grief, learning and greeting. Three subspecies are recognised—E
Asian_elephant
Bell worn around the neck of livestock
Antonia; Hillmann, Edna (2015). "Do bells affect behaviour and heart rate variability in grazing dairy cows?". PLOS ONE. 10 (6) e0131632. Bibcode:2015PLoSO
Cowbell
Species of domesticated mammal
sagebrush, making grazing sheep effective for conservation grazing. Research conducted in Imperial County, California compared lamb grazing with herbicides
Sheep
Genus of antelope
big-game species; some populations perform an annual migration to new grazing grounds, but the black wildebeest is merely nomadic. Breeding in both takes
Wildebeest
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons
shoal for part of their lives. Fish derive many benefits from shoaling behaviour including defence against predators (through better predator detection
Shoaling_and_schooling
Species of amphibian
resides in the Tapir Valley Nature Reserve, which was previously heavily grazed pasture land. Thanks to recent conservation efforts, the area has been restored
Tapir_Valley_tree_frog
Species of grasshopper
Locustana. It is found in Southern Africa and shows classic gregarious behaviour with phase polymorphism on crowding. "With its drought-resistant egg stage
Brown_locust
do it all himself and asks Tim's help, but Tim wants compensation and a grazing fee, which could cost more than the loan. Ty helps Scott with Kit's barrel
List_of_Heartland_episodes
French biochemist, farmer and author (1903–1964)
for developing the theory of Rational Grazing (also known as Voisinism, Voisin Grazing or Rational Intensive Grazing). He also lectured extensively on his
André_Voisin
Predator at the top of a food chain
abundant and changed their behavior, freeing riparian zones from constant grazing and allowing willows, aspens, and cottonwoods to flourish, creating habitats
Apex_predator
Type of interaction between species
pathology, that ranges from parasitic castration to modification of host behaviour. Parasites increase their own fitness by exploiting hosts for resources
Parasitism
Species of mammal
of 170 to 1,000 ha (420 to 2,470 acres) that include areas for resting, grazing, wallowing and drinking. Clans are led by old cows, even when bulls accompany
Wild_water_buffalo
Species of Old World monkey
have been found to be habitat destruction and the impact of livestock grazing, but problems of conflict with inhabitants are also increasing due to crop
Barbary_macaque
Species of mammal
depending on the habitat and time of year, ranging from almost exclusively grazing to near-total browsing. African bush elephants' consumption of woody plants
African_bush_elephant
Species of large land mammal
the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The white rhinoceros consists
White_rhinoceros
Marsupial of the family Macropodidae
marsupium in which joeys complete postnatal development. Because of its grazing habits, the kangaroo has developed specialized teeth that are rare among
Kangaroo
Order of aquatic herbivorous mammals
seagrasses. To counter this, they use a strategy called "cultivation grazing". This grazing can alter the composition of seagrass communities and favor species
Sirenia
Type of herbivory
This is contrasted with grazing, usually associated with animals feeding on grass or other lower vegetations. Alternatively, grazers are animals eating mainly
Browsing_(herbivory)
South Asian domestic cattle
with their offspring and preferentially choose them for grooming and as grazing partners for at least 4–5 years. Zebu are generally mature enough to give
Zebu
Kind of facility
Petersburg. Many horses are turned out in to fields to graze, exercise, or exhibit other natural behaviours, either on their own or more usually as part of a
Equestrian_facility
Species of marsupial
the dry season, the animal's range grows larger as the quality of the grazing deteriorates, and the diet expands to include flowers, fruit, twigs, fallen
Agile_wallaby
Organism that eats mostly animal tissue
improve their locomotor movements by behaviour modifications, for example, the red wolf demonstrate group hunting behaviour where it allows them to run and
Mesocarnivore
Extinct species of marsupial
worong (Onychogalea lunata), is a small extinct species of marsupial that grazed on grasses in the scrub and woodlands of southwestern and central Australia
Crescent_nail-tail_wallaby
Species of marsupial
kangaroo is sometimes substituted as the 'antilopine wallaroo', but in behaviour and habitat it is similar to the red, eastern grey and western grey kangaroos
Antilopine_kangaroo
Species of rodent
years to come, and there may be increased pressure on the habitat from grazing by livestock, these are unlikely to have a significant adverse effect and
Long-tailed_dwarf_hamster
American actress (born 1970)
2021. Retrieved February 11, 2026. Lodge, Guy (December 27, 2024). "'Bad Behaviour' Review: Jennifer Connelly Finds No Rest on a Spiritual Retreat In Alice
Jennifer_Connelly
Upright position with tail support in quadruped animals
a behaviour in which quadruped animals rear up on their hind legs and use their tail to support this position. Several animals use this behaviour to
Tripod_stance
Species of duck
in the winter. The mallard usually feeds by dabbling for plant food or grazing; there are reports of it eating frogs, other amphibians, and fish, including
Mallard
Adult female horse
of mares. In wild herds, a "boss mare" or "lead mare" leads the band to grazing, to water, and away from danger. She eats and drinks first, decides when
Mare
Species of crustacean
intertidal zone of rocky shores. The red seaweed isopod is a nocturnal grazer feeder, feeding on red seaweed. It camouflages itself against the red seaweed
Euidotea_durvillei
Species of canine
large prey, its more social nature, and its highly advanced expressive behaviour, including individual or group howling. It travels in nuclear families
Wolf
Species of flightless bird
subspecies, the North African ostrich S. c. camelus, while ecological and behavioural differences have kept it genetically distinct from the neighbouring Masai
Somali_ostrich
Family of birds
water. Cattle egrets improve their foraging success by following large grazing animals, and catching insects flushed by their movement. One study found
Heron
Season of television series
was using is no ordinary sword. Unfortunately, Zoro's attack misses only grazing Kaido's cheek and ends up cutting off one of the horns of the Skull Dome
One_Piece_season_20
Extinct species of bird
Australian wood duck, its nearest relative. Finsch's duck was most likely a grazer and browser of vegetation, probably mixed with fallen fruit and some invertebrates
Finsch's_duck
Species of mammal
regions, grasslands, plains, steppes, and savannahs. Like many other large grazing animals, its range has contracted greatly under the pressures of poaching
Onager
Dried grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants used as animal fodder
where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is not feasible due to weather (such as during the winter),
Hay
Scottish breed of cattle
105 Highland Cattle for conservation grazing. The project began in 1994 when five cattle were purchased to graze restored shoreland meadows at Vassjön
Highland_cattle
Domesticated animal primarily used for transportation
fed only straw (preferably barley straw), supplemented with controlled grazing in the summer or hay in the winter, to get all the energy, protein, fat
Donkey
Animals with more than 70% meat in their diets
hydroxyproline present in animal matter. Hypocarnivore List of feeding behaviours Mesocarnivore Van Valkenburgh, Blaire (Spring 1988). "Trophic diversity
Hypercarnivore
Species of sea urchin
grazing preferences of Echinothrix diadema in Fiji were found to correlate with its preferred algae/seagrass species, Codium geppiorum. The grazing activity
Echinothrix_diadema
Buffalo subspecies from Western and Central Africa
canopy of the forests. They instead spend most of their time in clearings, grazing on grasses and sedges. Consequently, their diet is primarily made up of
African_forest_buffalo
Order of malacostracan crustaceans
jembe.2023.151985. Duffy, J. E.; Hay, Mark E. (2000). "Strong impacts of grazing amphipods on the organization of a benthic community". Ecological Monographs
Amphipoda
Species of freshwater fish
challenge the dominancy of conspecifics. The kissing gourami display a unique behaviour associated with their characteristic jaw and mouth. Two individuals approach
Kissing_gourami
Species of crayfish
better utilize nutrients by grazing on small organisms that attach to synthetic substrates as juveniles and reduce this behaviour as they grow up. Some examples
Common_yabby
Obsession with drinking blood
v t e Feeding behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating
Clinical_vampirism
Aspect of equine anatomy
("baby teeth") and permanent sets. For grazing animals, good dentition is essential to survival. Continued grazing creates specific patterns of wear, which
Horse_teeth
Line of men's cologne marketed by Guy Laroche
version, the man is wearing a suit, and the woman's fingers are lightly grazing his hand in a more subordinate fashion. The overall effect was to reduce
Drakkar_Noir
Venomous snake species native to Australia
forests and woodlands, and natural and artificial grassy areas, including grazing paddocks and disused rubbish tips. It appears to have become more common
Coastal_taipan
Species of antelope found in Africa
could have played a role in preventing major changes in morphology and behaviour. The impala is a medium-sized, slender-bodied antelope, comparable to
Impala
have been ordered from higher up to tail the Chief based on his recent behaviour. The Chief goes to a computer dating service, and shortly thereafter begins
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GRAZING BEHAVIOUR
GRAZING BEHAVIOUR
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Gratianus, GRAZIANO means "pleasing, agreeable."
Surname or Lastname
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
English (Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) : habitational name from a place on the Isle of Wight named Brading, from Old English brerd ‘hillside’ + -ingas ‘dwellers at’, i.e. ‘(settlement of) the dwellers on the hillside’.
Boy/Male
British, English
Deer-grazing Meadow
Boy/Male
English
From the grazing.
Boy/Male
English
Deer-grazing Meadow
Female
Italian
Feminine form of Italian Graziano, GRAZIANA means "pleasing, agreeable."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gazing
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Muslim, Swahili
Calm; Composed; Self-possessed; Female Version of Razin
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gazing
Boy/Male
Hindu
Glazing
Female
Italian
Italian form of Latin Gratia, GRAZIA means "pleasing, agreeable."
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin
Grace
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Grace.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who reared or grazed cattle, from a noun derivative of Old English grasian ‘to graze’.
Girl/Female
French, German, Hebrew, Latin, Polish
Graceful; Beautiful; Pleasing; Agreeable
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a Germanic personal name beginning with the element gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’ (see Geary 2).Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gehring.
Girl/Female
Indian
Fulfilled of Grains
Boy/Male
English
From the grazing.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Glazing
Girl/Female
Hebrew Polish
Grace.
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n.
A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf. Superaltar, and Gradin.
a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
n.
The glass, glasslike, or glossy substance with which any surface is incrusted or overlaid; as, the glazing of pottery or porcelain, or of paper.
a.
Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace.
n.
Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss.
n.
A pasture; growing grass.
n.
The act of one who, or that which, grazes.
n.
A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.
n.
The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.
n.
A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating.
n.
Grass growing for feed; grazing.
a.
Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring crime.
a.
Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as, a bracing north wind.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Grain
a.
Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.
n.
A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
adv.
In a groping manner.
n.
A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Graze
n.
Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, atone, etc.
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