Science / Vocabulary
PREDATORS &
PREY
Animals eat a lot of different things.
Remember that a carnivore eats meat, an
herbivore eats plants and many animals
will eat both plants and meat (omnivores). Wildlife must find their own food
so many wild animals will hunt other animals for food. Wildlife that
hunt and eat other animals are called
predators. The animals that are
eaten are called prey.
Dragonflies are insects.
Predators can become prey
to other larger and
stronger predators. Kind of
confusing isn’t it?
For example, the dragonfly is the prey of
the frog.
The frog is the predator of the dragonfly.
The frog is the prey of the snake.
Frogs are amphibians.
The snake is the predator
of the frog.
CAN YOU NAME AN ANIMAL THAT
MIGHT EAT A SNAKE?
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Snakes are reptiles.
Science Standards 3.1, 3.2
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