Now let's focus on a specific example of a natural predator that can cause a lot of damage to coral reefs—the Crown of Thorns, or CoT starfish.

现在，让我们来看一个自然捕食者的具体例子，它会对珊瑚礁造成很大的伤害——那就是刺冠海星。

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A natural predator indigenous to India, Neodumetia sangawani, was found useful in controlling the Rhodes grass-scale insect that was devouring forage grass in many parts of the US.

人们发现来自印度本土的食肉动物 Neodumetia sangawani 有助于控制在罗德岛草场大规模泛滥的昆虫，这种昆虫吞食了美国多地的草场。

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Remember that grief is a natural predator, so learn to tolerate some damage.

要记住，“不幸”是种天生的食肉动物，它所带来的伤害总是在所难免。 要学会“忍耐”，这样你才会对不完美之事多一份理解和宽容。

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With no natural predator in the water, and almost no domestic market to sell them as food, Asian Carp threaten to expand into waterways through the city of Chicago, and into Lake Michigan, about 320 kilometers northwest of Havana.

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The caterpillars are a rare visitor from southern England and have no natural predator.

BBC: Natural invasion causes health problems

Elk and bison populations increased dramatically because there was no natural predator to keep their numbers in check.

CNN: Gray wolf: Still endangered?

The long-term goal is to cultivate a natural predator to the bugs.

WSJ: Out of Odor: Offensive-Smelling Bugs Put U.S. Farmers on the Defensive