Both are italicized, or written in distinctive print. Below are the common and scientific names for some rainforest beanies. In Balance A predator is an animal that hunts and feeds upon other animals. The animal that gets hunted or eaten is called its prey . Above, a neotropical rain frog is swallowed .
Predation is a fact of life in the rainforest.
It helps keep the food chain in balance. It is the responsibility of all of us who live in the modern world to heed the call of the world's indigenous peoples, so that a new world will come into being when all peoples can live according to human need and not according to human greed. Kalasinskas, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.