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Why are sharks and other predators are essential to a balanced food chain?
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Sharks eat animals and get eaten by other animals.
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How do sharks behave around there predators?
Nothing preys on sharks. They are the top of the food chain.
How do sharks avoid predators?
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Which animals has been known to eat sharks?
All types of reef sharks are vulnerable when young. Common predators of juvenile reef sharks include other sharks, groupers and many larger fish species. As adults, reef sharks may be preyed upon by much larger sharks, like Hammerheads, Tiger sharks and Silvertip sharks.
Where do sharks fit in the food chain?
No. Great white sharks are apex predators, on top of their food chain.
Does a great white shark have a predator?
Besides humans Great White sharks are at the top of the food chain and they are called apex predators.
What eats mako sharks?
Supposedly they are at the top of the food chain, but I'd think some bigger sharks like Great Whites would eat them.
What kind of sharks are on the top of the food chain?
is a sharks on top of the food chain
Where is the great white in the food chain?
The white shark is an apex predator (on top of the food chain) and as such, has very few predators. Killer whales and larger sharks pose the only natural threat to an adult white shark.
Are seals predator?
seals are Not top predator. not even sharks are top predator. i think the goldfish i top predators (=
How do sharks help the food chain?
Sharks and other predators help by culling out the weak and sick animals so that the population is healthier than it would be, and they keep the prey animals from overpopulating and eating all the food in the area, which would cause starvation.
Are sharks helpful or harmful?
Sharks are essential to underwater ecosystems and fishing industries. They balance out the food-chain in the ocean and are crucial to this sensitive equilibrium. See this article for additional information: http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/national/national/general/sharks-vital-for-marine-ecosystem-conservationists/1452216.aspx
What niche do great white sharks hold in the food web?
They are Apex predators at the very top of the food chain. They are only ever preyed on by Orcas and as far as we know that is very rare.
