{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-12T23:35:12Z", "providers": [ "Claude" ], "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify", "pass": 2, "wave": 3, "engine": "claude", "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-06T10:00:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-06T06:58:00+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-07T10:10:29+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q29017578", "registryId": "vr.tr.predator-q29017578", "name": "predator", "version": "0.2.0-wave.3", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.LIV" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q29017578/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.predator-q29017578", "name": "predator", "purpose": "Let an agent explain predators and predation as an ecological relationship, identify kinds and examples, relay ecological roles and conservation issues from scientific sources, and distinguish predators from parasites, scavengers and herbivores.", "definition": "An organism that kills and eats other organisms, its prey, as a way of obtaining food, from lions and wolves to birds of prey, sharks, predatory insects and egg predators, with specialists that take few prey types and generalists that take many; predators regulate prey populations, shape ecosystems through top-down effects, and include intraguild predators that eat other predators and native or introduced predators whose roles differ.", "what_it_is_for": "Not applicable; an ecological role.", "affordances": [ "explain the role and kinds", "identify examples", "relay ecological research", "distinguish from related feeding roles" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Kills prey", "Top-down ecological effects", "Adaptations for hunting", "Specialist and generalist strategies" ], "appearance": "No common form; adaptations such as claws, teeth, speed, venom or ambush.", "visual_identification": [ "Organism that kills and eats prey", "Specialist, generalist, intraguild and other kinds", "Parasites do not usually kill hosts; scavengers eat carrion; herbivores eat plants" ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "Body mass", "unit": "kg", "typical_range": "", "note": "Measure the individual with a suitable balance because predator status spans organisms with widely different body masses." }, { "quantity": "Body length", "unit": "m", "typical_range": "", "note": "Measure between anatomical landmarks appropriate to the species and record whether appendages are included." }, { "quantity": "Locomotion speed", "unit": "m/s", "typical_range": "", "note": "Measure distance travelled per unit time while recording the movement mode and environmental conditions." } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "apex and mesopredators", "specialist and generalist predators", "egg predators", "intraguild predators", "marine predators", "native and introduced predators", "predatory plants and microbes as extensions" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "heterotroph", "why": "in registry terms" }, { "relation": "is a kind of", "target": "organism", "why": "by ecological role" }, { "relation": "eats", "target": "prey", "why": "the organisms killed" }, { "relation": "is contrasted with", "target": "scavenger", "why": "which eats carrion" } ], "identifiers": [], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Wildlife protection and hunting laws", "Invasive predator control regulations", "Livestock protection and compensation schemes" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Predator declines and trophic cascades", "Introduced predators driving extinctions", "Human-wildlife conflict", "Confusing feeding roles" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Explain predator-prey relationships and the role of predators in ecosystems.", "Report predator sightings and population data from wildlife authorities.", "Advise people how to stay safe in areas with large predators, following official guidance." ], "must_not": [ "Encourage feeding, baiting or approaching wild predators.", "Help kill or trap protected predators or assist poaching.", "Release or move predators into new areas without authorisation.", "Present predators as evil or vermin in ways that encourage persecution." ], "requires_human": [ "Any decision to cull, relocate or remove a predator.", "Responding to a predator that has attacked people or livestock." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Predators are persecuted though they hold ecosystems together; introduced ones have driven species extinct.", "Conflicts with predators fall hardest on herders and rural communities." ], "affected_parties": [ "Wild predators", "Prey species", "Herders and rural residents" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "Nobody: wild and protected by law in many places; wildlife authorities manage protected species.", "master_systems": [ "National and international species databases and red lists" ] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q29017578: predator", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29017578", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Predator", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "concept", "name": "Concept", "description": "What a predator is.", "rationale": "Science.", "layers": [ { "id": "definition", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition and kinds.", "findings": [ { "id": "definition-finding", "name": "Definition", "description": "Definition.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is a predator, and what kinds are distinguished?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Is the organism a predator, a parasite, a scavenger or a herbivore?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "adaptations", "name": "Adaptations", "description": "Adaptations.", "findings": [ { "id": "adaptations-finding", "name": "Adaptations", "description": "Adaptations.", "questions": [ { "text": "What adaptations do predators have for finding, catching and eating prey?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Which entry fits the specific predator?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "ecology", "name": "Ecology", "description": "Ecological roles.", "rationale": "Science.", "layers": [ { "id": "dynamics", "name": "Dynamics", "description": "Predator-prey dynamics.", "findings": [ { "id": "dynamics-finding", "name": "Dynamics", "description": "Dynamics.", "questions": [ { "text": "How do predator and prey populations interact, and what models describe them?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits predator-prey model?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "cascades", "name": "Cascades", "description": "Trophic cascades.", "findings": [ { "id": "cascades-finding", "name": "Cascades", "description": "Cascades.", "questions": [ { "text": "What top-down effects do predators have, with findings attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which references are standard?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "conserve", "name": "Conserve", "description": "Conservation and conflict.", "rationale": "Practice.", "layers": [ { "id": "conservation", "name": "Conservation", "description": "Conservation.", "findings": [ { "id": "conservation-finding", "name": "Conservation", "description": "Conservation.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are predators conserved and reintroduced, and what do studies show?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits predator reintroduction?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "conflict", "name": "Conflict", "description": "Conflict and control.", "findings": [ { "id": "conflict-finding", "name": "Conflict", "description": "Conflict.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are human-predator conflict and introduced predators managed, with positions attributed?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is the presentation neutral?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "context", "name": "Context", "description": "Evolution and culture.", "rationale": "Context.", "layers": [ { "id": "evolution", "name": "Evolution", "description": "Evolution.", "findings": [ { "id": "evolution-finding", "name": "Evolution", "description": "Evolution.", "questions": [ { "text": "How did predation evolve, and how does it drive evolution in prey?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which entry fits evolutionary arms race?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] }, { "id": "culture", "name": "Culture", "description": "Culture.", "findings": [ { "id": "culture-finding", "name": "Culture", "description": "Culture.", "questions": [ { "text": "How are predators represented in culture and myth?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Which sources are cited?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should apex predator and predation be separate primary entries?", "How should ecological references be linked?", "The registry entry has merged aliases naming kinds; should they be split off?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }