### animal | predator:

Carnivore
* All carnivores eat it but find it difficult to catch.
* All carnivores have anal glands which are used to varying degrees in many species for scent marking
  - forward facing eyes, like man
  - sharp canine teeth designed for removing flesh from carcasses
* Many carnivores are nocturnal because it is during the night that their intended prey is active
  - part-time scavengers
  - scavenger s, creatures that eat the meat of dead animals, or carrion
  - can run rather fast, even if only for a short while
  - eat herbivores
  - feed upon the pika
  - grab their prey in their mouths
  - have a well-developed penis bone, or baculum
  - remain in and defend a single territory
* Most carnivores acquire energy.
* Most carnivores adapt to diets
  - herbivorous diets
* Most carnivores are animals , but a few fungi, plants, and protists are as well
  - animals, but plants and fungi can be carnivores also
  - either a kind of dog or a kind of cat
  - known as carnivores
  - scavengers when given the opportunity
  - terrestrial or climbing animals
* Most carnivores become feeders
  - hosts
  - belong to families
  - can have children after one or two years
  - chew bones
  - compete for resources
* Most carnivores consume fish
  - small mammals
  - defend territory
  - dominate ecosystems
* Most carnivores eat animal prey
  - aquatic animals
  - eaters
  - infect animals
  - meals
  - mice
  - molluscs
  - organisms
* Most carnivores eat other animals
  - proteins
  - rats
  - rodents
  - salmon
  - small animals
  - victims
  - evolve as predators
  - feast on herbivores
* Most carnivores feed on animal prey
  - arthropods
  - immobile animals
  - live prey
* Most carnivores feed on other arthropods
  - small arthropods
* Most carnivores feed on small animal prey
  - find food
  - get energy
  - grab prey
* Most carnivores has-part bones
  - brains
  - guts
  - incisors
  - jaws
  - legs
  - limbs
  - livers
* Most carnivores have backs
  - coats
  - heads
  - large jaws
  - pharyngeal jaws
  - relatively large brains and high levels of intelligence
  - requirements
  - scent glands
  - senses
  - sharp teeth
  - special requirements
* Most carnivores kill animal prey
  - livestock
* Most carnivores live in aquatic habitats
* Most carnivores live on diets
  - love food
  - obtain nutrients
* Most carnivores possess blood
  - features
  - interaction
* Most carnivores prey on animals
  - deer
  - protect territory
* Most carnivores rely on animals
  - prey animals
* Most carnivores require food
  - water
* Most carnivores seek prey
* Most carnivores survive periods
  - warm periods
* Most carnivores take care of and protect a territory that they live in
* Most carnivores use energy
  - sound
* Most carnivores walk on feet
* Some carnivores are scavengers
  - very dangerous to be around
  - consume fruit
* Some carnivores dominate forests
  - worlds
* Some carnivores eat antelopes
  - cats
  - cows
  - dinosaurs
  - dogs
  - grubs
  - mosquitoes
  - rabbits
  - small antelopes
  - snails
  - snakes
  - squirrels
  - the animals that eat the plants, and some eat other carnivores
  - weasels
* Some carnivores feed on annelid worms
  - mollusks
  - primary carnivores
  - small insects
  - form social groups that facilitate hunting and the rearing of young
* Some carnivores have claws
  - functions
  - lobes
  - prehensile tails
  - roles
  - short intestines
  - single lobes
  - snouts
  - spots
  - stripes
  - various stripes
  - white stripes
* Some carnivores hunt alone
  - small rodents
  - inhabit tundra
* Some carnivores kill caribou
  - sheep
* Some carnivores live in Argentina
  - Madagascar
  - cages
  - packs
  - savanna
  - the water
  - pose threats
  - possess eggs
* Some carnivores prey on hartebeests
* Some carnivores provide ecosystem services
  - resemble foxes
  - result in death
  - seize prey
  - specialize in hunting one type of organism
  - starve to death
  - transmit diseases
  - use sound to communicate their location, territory , and alarm
  - walk on toes
* absorb almost twice as much energy per unit mass.
* also have a strong zygomatic arch and a relatively large braincase
  - require space and lots of it
* always go for extremities like the feet, the hands, the head.
* are a good place to start
  - type of heterotrough that obtains energy by eating other animals
* are also able to utilize animal fat
  - well catered for
* are animals that consume the flesh and meat of other animals, for food
  - eat meat
* are animals that eat only meat
* are animals that eat other animals, like wolves, foxes or lions
* are animals that feed on other animals
  - second order heterotrophs
  - at the top of the food web because they are meat eaters
  - basically meat eaters
  - concerned with assaulting others
  - considered secondary consumers because they eat other animals, eg, a hawk
* are consumers which eat animals or other consumers
  - who eat herbivores or other carnivores
  - creatures that eat meat
  - designed to eat animal tissue
  - easier than omnivores, and both are easier than herbivores
* are fairly intelligent animals and most have relatively large brains
  - with well-developed brains
  - flesh-eating animals, like lions
  - mammals that eat other animals
* are meat eaters, generally requiring live foods
  - meat-eaters
  - oft such as speed agility, speed, sharp claws and specialized teeth
  - often the top predators in an area
  - one part of a food chain
  - placentals
  - relatively long-lived mammals, with most species living at least a decade
* are secondary consumers as they eat the primary consumers as their source of food
  - consumers, they eat other animals
  - solitary or associate in pairs or small groups
* are the animals that get their energy from eating other animals
  - organisms that feed on herbivores or other carnivores
  - third trophic level
  - third trophic level of the food web, along with omnivores
  - tiger, leopard, large-tooth cat, hyena, wild dog, bear, otter, and civet
  - to nutrients what cacti are to water
  - too large to be eaten
* are usually at the top of the food chain
  - blind and helpless at birth and they are covered with hair
  - very important in the foodchain
* attack prey.
* bite bones
* can also consume carnivores and occupy the forth trophic level, and so on
  - eat herbivores or they can eat other carnivores
  - live only where they can catch their food
* catch fish.
* come in all shapes and sizes
  - into conflict with man for a wide variety of reasons
* commonly live at high population densities, and have high intrinsic growth rates.
* consume animals
* consume other animals
  - protein which is easier to digest so less energy is used up
* continue to eat flesh.
* depend on herbivores and other animals to survive.
* derive water from their prey's meat and blood.
* die when their prey dies out.
* do love to sink their teeth into something.
  - regions
  - herbivores and so on
  - herbivores, like a zebra,elephant, or antelope
  - mainly meat, herbivores only eat vegetation and omnivores both
  - meat like owls do
  - only meat, of course, which means they eat other mammals that live on plants
* eat only other animals to survive
* eat other animals, thereby consuming the sun's energy indirectly from the herbivores
  - their neighbors and bow to their inextricable part in nature
* enjoy filling turkey sandwiches and comfort foods like chicken chili.
* exhibit brains.
* feed more rapidly when food is scarce and competition is high, often consuming bone.
* generally eat herbivores , but can eat omnivores , and occasionally other carnivores
  - live on land, but some spend part of nearly all of their time in water
* get a large supply of calories at each kill
  - nutrition from eating other animals
* grasp prey.
* have a full set of teeth
  - lust to kill
  - shorter intestine than an ominvore
  - tremendous time advantage in small ephemeral pools
  - very simple digestive tract because meat is easy to digest
  - wide mouth opening in relation to their head size
  - worldwide distribution, from tundra to rain forest, on all continents
  - four or five clawed digits on each limb
  - much more acidic stomachs and saliva than do herbivores
  - polygynous, polygynandrous, and monogamous mating systems
  - powerful jaws and complex teeth, and most are highly intelligent
* have sharp teeth that are good for tearing meat
  - sharp, narrow teeth that are better for biting and tearing flesh
  - the inverse teeth description
* hunt for food
  - in packs
* include carnivores
  - land carnivores
* includes cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - skulls
  - vacuoles
* keep the smaller animals from becoming too numerous and crowding the pond.
* kill and eat other animals
* live all over New Mexico
  - high on the food chain
* live in a wide range of habitats and niches
* move by walking, running, shuffling, or using a bouncing gait.
* obtain energy from animals
* obviously feed off the herbivores and then carnivores finally feed off carnivores.
* only eat meat.
* patrol the pond in a solitary fashion searching for their next meal.
* predatory animal
* present unique challenges for both research and management.
* prey on animals, herbivores consume plants
  - herbivores and make up the secondary and tertiary consumers in the food web
  - herbivores, who in turn are preyed upon by omnivores
  - upon herbivores, which sometimes unite in successful resistance
  - usually on a variety of different animals within their habitat
* primarily eat meat, herbivores primarily eat plants and omnivores eat both.
* rank high on the scale of intelligence among mammals.
* roam earth.
* share habitats.
* sleep the most, herbivores the least, and omnivores in the middle.
* swallow food
  - to much in from diet
* then eat herbivores.
* traditionally are the shortest-lived animals in nature
  - live the shortest lives across the board in nature
* typically break open bones with their scissor like cheek teeth.
* typically have a diet of meat only, and herbivores tend to eat only plant matter
  - only one stomach chamber and a simple digestive system
  - scent markings, vocalizations, posture and facial expressions to communicate
* usually have lean, fast moving bodies, good for running down or overpowering prey
  - live in groups to hunt food down ie herbivores
* vary greatly in size and appearance
  - from less than a pound to nearly two tons
  - weight and size from less than a pound to nearly two tons