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Animal behavior, their role in environment

1. predator and prey relationship Basit nawaz

2. predator and prey relationship Predator-prey relations refer to the interactions between two species where one species is the hunted food source for the other. A predator is an organism that eats another organism Prey is an animal that is killed and eaten by other animals.

3. examples Conventional predator: Lions are the only big cats to live in family units called prides. Other big cats live solitary lives, except when breeding or raising cubs. A lion pride may include up to three males, a dozen females, and their young. Lionesses are the primary hunters, while dominant males are responsible for protecting the pride's territory. Lion prey includes antelopes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, and other grassland animals. These animals are often larger and faster than an individual lion. By hunting together, lions are able to exhaust and kill their prey .

4. examples Cont……. Tsaro lions are called swamp cats. They hunt water buffalo by stampeding them into the water where they can attack and kill the young or weak members of the herd. After the initial stampede, the lions herd the buffalo through the water and relentlessly pursue them for hours at a time. Each attack weakens the herd, resulting in a feast for the Tsaro pride.

5. examples Nonconventional predator: Besides the conventional predators, many organisms fit the definition of predator outside of the typical boundaries. Scavengers , as a type of predator, have a predator prey relationship with each of the species that they feed on. For instance, a scavenger like a vulture is affected when the population of water buffalo falls. With less buffalo, the lions die off and make less kills, and then the vulture itself is affected. While this may be a lopsided predator prey relationship because the vulture doesn’t directly kill the buffalo, it is still affected by the population of buffalo.

6. Adaptions of predators and prey Predators Reason Prey Reason Sharp Teeth Grip prey Large Ears Hear Predators Good Eyesight See Prey Travel in Herds Less Chance of Being Caught Fast Runner Catch Prey May Hide in Burrows Difficult to Find May Hunts in Packs Better Chance of Catch Camouflage Hard to See Sharp claws or Beak Hold Prey Good Sense of Smell Smells Predator Forward facing Eyes See Prey Well Eyes Facing Sideways See Predator

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