Prey

Prey, or fresh-kill, is a Clan term for the animals, both large and small, that are caught for the purpose of consumption.
==Details==
:The importance of eating is something that all of the Clans are concerned about every single day. They eat to keep up strength and maintain the health of the Clan as a whole. Each of the Clans have a hunting specialty, due to the terrain they are familiar with and the traditions the cats are raised by.
:Many different species of prey are hunted by the Clan cats. Usually, after killing prey, a cat will give thanks to StarClan for its life, and will bury it to keep it safe from other predators until they are ready to carry it back to camp. The remains (i.e. the bones, feathers, fur) are usually buried.
:Cats will not kill prey only for fun, without the intention of using it to feed oneself, or the Clan, as this is part of the warrior code. Prey is killed with respect for giving its life to feed the Clan. It is also in the warrior code that the hunters may not eat until they have caught prey for the rest of the Clan. Traditionally, the weaker cats will be fed before the apprentices and warriors. In leaf-bare, prey is much harder to find than in any other season. Clans may stockpile prey to prepare for the shortage during leaf-bare.
==Crowfood==
:"Crowfood" is the Clan term for prey that has left to become rotten and unfit to eat. Prey typically is considered crowfood after about one or two days since it was killed. Clan cats will occasionally eat crowfood if they are desperate and starving, but they avoid it as much as possible as it usually causes bellyaches or more severe illnesses. The word "crowfood" is also used in Clan terminology as an insult.
:In the old forest, a source of crowfood was Carrionplace, where rotten prey could always be found, but it was known to carry sickness. However, when ShadowClan was led by Brokenstar, his warriors sometimes resorted to eating it, as at the time, the warriors were used for fighting, not hunting. Crowfood is also known as carrion.
==List of prey animals==
===Amphibians===
====Frogs====
====Toads====
===Avians===
====Blackbirds====
====Bluetits====
====Chickens====
====Crows====
====Eagles====
====Falcons====
====Finches====
====Grouse====
====Gulls====
 
====Hawks====
====Heron====
====Lapwings====
====Magpies====
====Moorhens====
====Pheasants====
====Pigeons and doves====
====Plovers====
====Robins====
====Sparrows====
====Starlings====
====Thrushes====
====Wagtails====
====Wrens====
====Eggs====
===Fish===
====Fish====
====Bream====
====Carp====
====Chub====
====Loaches====
====Minnows====
====Perch====
====Salmon====
====Trout====
===Mammals===
====Bats====
====Deer====
====Hares====
====Mice====
====Pine martens====
====Rabbits====
====Rats====
====Shrews====
====Squirrels====
====Voles====
====Water shrews====
====Water voles====
====Weasel====
===Reptiles===
====Adders====
====Lizards====
====Snakes====
===Cnidarians===
====Jellyfish====
===Insects===
====Beetles====
===Mollusks===
====Mussels====
===Worms===
====Earthworms====
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==Notes and references==
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