Assertion: weasel | /r/CapableOf | chase prey
Facets:
value: by jumping in the air
type: MANNER
value: into burrows
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: persistently
type: MANNER
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Their small girth (1 to 1 1/2 inches) lets them slip through small knotholes, crevices and tunnels when chasing prey.
text: They usually hunt prey that is smaller than themselves, such as rats, voles, shrews, chipmunks, mice, and other small mammals.
text: It uses scent and sound to track its prey, and its long, thin body makes it easy for the weasel to follow prey into burrows.
text: The weasel’s slender body and small head allow them to hunt for prey hiding in burrows, and they kill their prey with a single bite to the back of the neck.
text: The weasel stalks its prey persistently, tracing its scent and pouncing from a few feet away.
text: Weasels can also hunt their prey by jumping in the air.
text: The expression was first seen in the early 1900s, and it alludes to the stealthy way a weasel pursues its prey.
text: Weasels are very active, inquisitive animals, and they can run remarkably quickly and nimbly when they are chasing their prey.
text: Their small girth (1 to 1 1/2 inches) lets them slip through small knotholes, crevices and tunnels when chasing prey.