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Why are there not a lot of top predators?

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For one if there were too many top predators, the prey would be over-hunted and the top predators would starve. Another reason is that there needs to be an equal balance between the amounts of animals. Also energy decreases as it moves up the energy pyramid, therefore the top receives very little energy.

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