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Well, it is possible; however, if this were to happen the predatory species would be at a particular disadvantage given that it would lose that species in its diet. Should that particular species (i.e., the one that went extinct) have assumed a position of importance in the predator's diet, there could be rather disasterous consequences for the latter's continued survival.

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