Injured
Prey
Prey noun - An animal that is hunted or killed.
Both words in one sentence
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Justified in this case because the cutter has an injured jaw and isn't capable of hunting its normal prey.
Source: Super-Persistent Predator - Typically, a shark won't eat a human unless it's starving or too badly injured to go after better prey; humans have a higher bone-to-flesh ratio than most shark food.
Source: Just Eat Him -
He also shot the Panar Leopard, which allegedly killed 400 after being injured by a poacher and thus being rendered unable to hunt its normal prey.
Source: Great White Hunter
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