page_title: Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California
section_title: Food chain
hierarchical_section_title: Wildlife of the Channel Islands of California / Food chain
context_page_description: The wildlife of the Channel Islands of California is wide and diverse, including many endemic species. While the land wildlife is slightly limited, there being only one large, naturally predatory, and native mammal, the small island fox, marine life can include anything from kelp forests to great white sharks.
context_section_description: The lowest on the food chain are the plants. Deer mice and small vermint follow, along with insects, lizards, and small birds, mammals and fish, like the spotted skunk.
  The predatory animals include sharks, orcas(the apex predator), eagles, and foxes.
  The island fox eats fruits, insects, birds, eggs, crabs, lizards, and small mammals, including deer mice.
caption: A nighttime shot of an island fox with three mice in its jaws.
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