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This would take a textbook to answer. There are too many different predators and prey to even begin to answer this question. You can ask about a specific predator and prey for a better answer.
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How does a cow capture its food?
Cows are not predators, they are prey animals. Thus they do not "capture" their own food like a cat would catch a mouse or a pack of wolves would capture a moose.
Are prey and food the same thing?
No! Food applies to any item - plant or animal - eaten by animals. Prey refers to animals killed for food by predators.
Is a squirrel a prey or a predator?
Predators are animals that hunt and kill other animals for food. Squirrels only eat nuts, seeds and berries, so they are not predators. If anything, they are prey.
What are animals the prey of?
Animals are the prey of other animals/predators.
What is the opposite to predators?
Prey=any animal that is hunted for food, predator=a consumer that hunts other animals for food. So prey is the antonym for predatory.
When animals eat other animals is that call a prey or predators?
predators
Does the wild yak hunt?
No. Yaks are herbivores and thus prey animals, not predators. Predators are hunters, not prey animals.
What is the difference between prey and predators?
Prey animals are eaten by predators. (Preydators)
Are llamas predators?
No. Llamas are prey animals, not predators.
How do predators help the kind of animals that they feed on?
They help their prey by decreasing their numbers if the prey are many their is less food but if the predators fed on the preys the number decreases and the remaining preys find chance to feed on the food available.
Is the raccoon a predator in the food chain?
Raccoons are both predators and prey. They feed on small animals and, in turn, may be eaten by larger predators.
What is a characteristic shared by both predators and parasites?
Parasites and predators both exploit other animals, however a predator will immediately kill and eat its prey and a parasite will use a living host to survive, even if it does later kill its host.
