What is predation?
Q: What is predation?
A: Predation is a relationship and actions between two creatures where a predator catches, attacks, and eats its prey.
Q: Do predators always kill their prey before eating them?
A: Predators may or may not kill their prey before eating them, but the act of predation always causes the death of its prey.
Q: Can an animal be both a predator and a scavenger?
A: Yes, many animals act as both predator and scavenger.
Q: What is a true predator?
A: A true predator is an animal that kills and eats another animal.
Q: What is a top predator or apex predator?
A: A top predator or apex predator is one that is not the prey of other predators.
Q: What kind of animals are typically predators?
A: Predators are usually carnivores (meat-eaters) or omnivores (eats plants and other animals).
Q: Do predators eat other predators?
A: Predators mostly do not eat other predators.
