Predators!

What is the definition of a "predator?"

• Any animal that is larger than others and appears frightening.

• Any animal that hunts and kills another animal for food.

• Any animal that lives in an ecosystem that looks for its own food.

• Any animal that is nocturnal (only comes out after dark.)

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Hunted animals are called ____.

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Like all leopards, the black panther can jump high, hear the slightest sound and -

• see in the dark.

• smell blood up to a mile away.

• hunts in a pack.

• burrows their den underground.

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The largest of all cats is the -

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How do wild dogs mainly catch their prey?

• They chase it until it is tired.

• They nip at its legs to draw first blood and then wait.

• They wait until it is asleep.

• They only attack at night when the prey cannot see.

Which predator eats 25% of their body weight EVERY day??

• Praying Mantis

• Black Mamba

• Sea Otter

• Desert Tarantula

True or False: Snakes are taught to hunt by their parents.

• True

• False

A praying mantis always eats this part of their victim first-

• Their wings.

• Their abdomen.

• Their head.

• Their legs.

Which of the following IS NOT a mammal?

• Wolves

• Orca

• Great White Shark

• Otter

Another name for an eagle's claw is-

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