Pawpedia · Food and feeding
Predator
Animals that hunt other animals for food. The animals they hunt are called prey.
What is a predator?
Some predators hunt with speed (cheetah), some by hiding (tiger) and some as a team (wolf).
At the top of a food chain are predators that nothing else hunts — they are called "apex predators".
Examples in the zoo
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Savanna · Mammal
Lion
Panthera leo
Vulnerable
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Rainforest · Mammal
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Endangered
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Savanna · Mammal
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Vulnerable
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Forest & mountain · Mammal
Grey wolf
Canis lupus
Least concern
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Forest & mountain · Bird
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Least concern
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Ocean · Fish
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Vulnerable