被捕食者 [
bèi bǔ shí zhě]
prey
prey animal
an animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal
- 当实验中的捕食者在远处消失时,被捕食者——不论是人类还是老鼠——都会激活前脑神经网络。
When a predator is off in the distance, its prey—whether rat or human—powers up a forebrain network. - 首先,当有捕食者在场时,处于劣势的被捕食者会减少觅食行为,所以它们的营养状况不佳。
First, prey tend to make fewer forays for snacks when predators are lurking around, so they may not be as nutritionally fit. - 它的另外一个重要功能是保持中脑部静止,因此被捕食者一开始会以静制动,而不是直接以最快的速度逃跑。
Another important job it performs is keeping the midbrain network shut down so that, instead of fleeing at top speed, a prey animal keeps very still at first.