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What is the term for an animal that is hunted and killed by the other animals for food?
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They're called predators; animals that eat meat are carnivores.
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An animal that is hunted by other animals?
A preythey are called prey. most herbivores, plant eaters, are prey apart from those which are poisonous or have weapons. apart from the animals at the top of its food chain most animals are eaten by other animals. there is no specific animal if that was what the question was asking.
What are the animal that is hunted and killed by a predator for food called?
A lot of animals hunt other animals. They are know as carnivores. Herbivores are the vegetarians, who eat plants and berries, etc. Some animals that hunt other animals are lions. Lions hunt any animal with meat that they can kill, such as a zebra. Tigers, and any other big cats do this. Birds hunt for other animals, too. They look for smaller animals, such as mice. Snakes also look for smaller animals like mice, too. Hope this helps.
Are white tigers hunted by other animals?
tigers are on the top of the foodchain and are not hunter by any other animal, they are hunted by humans for their fur and organs. sometimes other predators can kill tiger cubs, but they don't hunt them,
Why are animals hunted?
Animals are hunted so that populations are kept down. In the case of deer for example. If deer are not hunted then they will over populate and will devour their food supply. Many people believe that hunting is bad because it hurts the animals. If done properly, when shot the animal will die quickly. If deer were not hunted then they would die from starvation and drive other species to extinction.
What feeds mainly on animals that they have not killed?
Scavengers, or parasites. Scavengers wait for prey to be killed by something else, or to die by natural causes, and then eat them. Parasites eat other animals while they are still alive and cannot survive without the host animal.
What animal is hunted by other animals to eat?
prey
What is an animal that hunted by other animals?
Prey .
What was the hairy animal hunted by the undians?
Indians hunted bison,deer, and lots of other animals similar to these
What is an animal that is hunted by other animal?
Any animal that is eaten by another animal is considered prey. Animals that hunt other animals are predators. Some examples of prey are rats, rabbits, and other rodents and small animals.
An animal that is hunted by other animals?
A preythey are called prey. most herbivores, plant eaters, are prey apart from those which are poisonous or have weapons. apart from the animals at the top of its food chain most animals are eaten by other animals. there is no specific animal if that was what the question was asking.
What is an animal that hunts another animal for food is called?
An animal that hunts other animals are called carnivores. The hunter is called a predator, and the hunted animals are called prey.
What are the animal that is hunted and killed by a predator for food called?
A lot of animals hunt other animals. They are know as carnivores. Herbivores are the vegetarians, who eat plants and berries, etc. Some animals that hunt other animals are lions. Lions hunt any animal with meat that they can kill, such as a zebra. Tigers, and any other big cats do this. Birds hunt for other animals, too. They look for smaller animals, such as mice. Snakes also look for smaller animals like mice, too. Hope this helps.
What does a prey eat?
Prey is any living being that is killed as a source of food for other living beings.Prey is the object or "victim" of a predator, either actually or metaphorically.
An animal that is hunted by other animal?
A deer is hunted by a cougar and foxes eat Koalas
What is animals hunted by other animals?
prey
Are white tigers hunted by other animals?
tigers are on the top of the foodchain and are not hunter by any other animal, they are hunted by humans for their fur and organs. sometimes other predators can kill tiger cubs, but they don't hunt them,
Name 2 types of food chain?
Producer and Consumers, there is also the 'Top Predator' this is the animal that doesn't get hunted my other animals.
