Predators & Prey

1. Predators & Prey D. Crowley, 2008

2. Predators & Prey • To understand what makes a good predator and prey

3. Predator & Prey • What is a predator? • What is prey? • Think of 5 examples of predators, and 5 examples of prey…

4. Predators • A predator is an animal which eats other animals for food, e.g. sharks, man, tigers, lions, hawks, crocodiles, trap-door spiders etc…

5. Prey • Prey is the animal which gets eaten by the predator, e.g. seals, chicken, antelope, zebra, buffalo, mice, beetles etc…

6. Predator & Prey • Complete the predator and prey worksheet

7. Predator & Prey • Eagle adaptations – good eyesight to spot the mouse; large talons for catching the mouse; sharp beak to tear the flesh; fast, agile flier to manoeuvre into place etc…

8. Predator & Prey • Mouse adaptations – good eyesight to spot the eagle; large ears for listening; fast, agile runner to hide etc…

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11. Predator Or Prey? • Is this a predator or prey – how is it adapted?

12. Predator Or Prey? • Predator Good eyesight Forward set eyes Sharp teeth Camouflage Sharp Claws Good Sprinter

13. Predator Or Prey? • Is this a predator or prey – how is it adapted?

14. Predator Or Prey? • Prey Good hearing Camouflage Wide set eyes Stamina Good Sense Smell

15. Design • Your task is to design either a predator or prey with at least 5 key features which make it the best predator / prey it can be • You need to draw out the organisms habitat (including what its environment is like), explaining how it is adapted to be the best • You also need to include what the organism hunts / is hunted by • Ensure you label the key features of your organism, and give it a name!