Difference between revisions of "Predator"

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A predator is an animal that hunts and kills other animals to eat.

Predators usually have sharp teeth, claws or beaks.

Many predators have eyes at the front of their head to give them good vision of their prey.

An Animal that is eaten by a predator is called prey.

A predator can also be prey. For example a cat hunts and kills mice, but a cat might be hunted and killed by a fox.


In this food chain the tree is a plant so it cannot be a predator or prey. The rhinoceros is prey because it gets hunted by the lion. The lion is a predator because it hunts the rhinoceros.

In this food chainthe grass is a plant so it cannot be a predator or prey. The grasshopper is prey for the baboon. The baboon is the predator of a grasshopper, but the baboon is also the prey of the cheetah. The cheetah is the predator of the baboon.

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+| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this '''food chain''' the tree is a plant so it cannot be a [[predator]] or [[prey]]. The rhinoceros is [[prey]] because it gets hunted by the lion. The lion is a [[predator]] because it hunts the rhinoceros.
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+|[[File:FoodChainPredatorPrey2.png|center|600px]]
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+| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |In this '''food chain'''the grass is a plant so it cannot be a [[predator]] or [[prey]]. The grasshopper is [[prey]] for the baboon. The baboon is the [[predator]] of a grasshopper, but the baboon is also the [[prey]] of the cheetah. The cheetah is the [[predator]] of the baboon.
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