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What is kleptoparasitism?

What is kleptoparasitism? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
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Generally, increasing predator density makes kleptoparasitism more attractive.
Kleptoparasitism is not thought to play a significant part of the diet of any species, and is instead a supplement to food obtained by hunting.
In roseate terns, kleptoparasitism is widespread, having been reported in England, Australia, Puerto Rico, and the United States.
The waved albatross has been observed practising kleptoparasitism, harassing boobies to steal their food, making it the only member of its order to do so regularly.
Some Accipitrids also engage in kleptoparasitism, stealing food from other raptors.
We recorded kleptoparasitism and predation by gulls by ad libitum, continuous sampling of the gridded area, including the air above it.

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