 PREDATORS ARE ANIMALS THAT HUNT,

CAPTURE, KILL AND EAT OTHER

ANIMALS

PREY - ANIMALS THAT ARE HUNTED AND

EATEN BY THE PREDATOR
Eg.1 Owls eat rodents
 Predator – owls

 Prey – rodent

Eg. 2 Lions eat zebras

Eg. 3 Spiders eat flies

FOOD CHAIN
LEAVES GRASSHOPPER LIZARD BIRD
 Predators have evolved characteristics to
improve their chances of catching prey and
thus their survival

 PREDATOR ADAPTATIONS OR TACTICS

 SPEED
ANIMALS SUCH AS WOLVES, TIGERS, LIONS USE SPEED TO CATCH THEIR
PREY
CAMOUFLAGE - PATTERNING OR COLOURING WHICH DISGUISES AN ANIMAL ALLOWING IT TO
BLEND IN WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT
DARK SPOTS BLEND IN WITH THE SHADOWS AND THE LIGHT SPOTS BLEND IN WITH THE GRASS
POLAR BEARS BLEND IN WITH THE SNOW TO CATCH
SEALS & PENGUINS
 A certain bird species, mimics the sound a
male frog uses to lure female frogs for mating,
when the female frog comes to an area, there
is no frog and she is eaten by the bird
 SOME PREDATORS HAVE STRONG
JAWS ,SHARP TEETH ,CLAWS , FAST LEGS
TO HUNT AND KILL THEIR PREY
 IMAGINE YOU ARE A RABBIT AND YOU
HAVE NOTICED A FOX PREPARING TO
ATTACK
 WHAT DO YOU DO?

 RUN!!!!!!!!!
 ANIMALS USE SPEED AS A VERY
EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ESCAPING
PREDATORS
SOME ORGANISMS LOOK SO MUCH LIKE ANOTHER OBJECT
THEY ALMOST DISAPPEAR – CRYPTIC COLOURATION
THIS KINGS SNAKE SENDS OUT A WARNING THAT IS A FALSE ALARM
IT IS NOT PIOSONOUS BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A CORAL SNAKE WHICH IS!
 Some prey species exhibit threatening or hiding
behaviors that increase their chances of
surviving .Some prey behaviors include signaling
to others, taking flight, posturing in a fighting
position, scrambling for cover, or freezing on the
spot
SAFETY IN
COLOURS!
WARNING
THE FISH SWELLS UP LIKE A BIG BALLOON WITH SPIKES
AND FRIGHTENS THE PREDATORS AWAY