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===Meaning===
 
===Meaning===
 
Prey are [[animals]] that are hunted, killed and eaten by other [[animal|animals]].
 
Prey are [[animals]] that are hunted, killed and eaten by other [[animal|animals]].
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===About Prey===
 
===About Prey===

Revision as of 13:54, 16 August 2018

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Meaning

Prey are animals that are hunted, killed and eaten by other animals.

Singular Noun: Prey
Plural Noun: Prey

About Prey

A prey animal is hunted, killed and eaten by a predator.

Examples

FoodChainPredatorPrey1.png
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.
FoodChainPredatorPrey2.png
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.