• Question: What adaptaitions do predators have?

    Asked by loza22 to Edd on 21 Jun 2011.
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      Edward Codling answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Hi Loza22! 🙂

      Predators have many adaptations to help them. For example, raptors (predatory birds) have sharp talons, curved beaks etc.

      However many predators have very different adaptations. For example, cheetahs and tigers are very similar animals (big cats) but the cheetah hunts by chasing down antelopes or similar prey with a quick burst of speed (they have evolved this adaptation to catch prey). However, tigers are much more patient and stalk through the forest waiting to ambush or creep up on prey – their adaptations include the stripes on their coat for camouflage.

      Almost every species has a different adaptation to deal with the environment they live in and the other animals they hunt.

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