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Apex predators (4 C, 139 P) B. Birds of prey (16 C, 51 P) C. ... Pages in category "Predatory animals" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Saber-toothed predator; Salmon shark; Saltwater crocodile; Sarcosuchus; Sea otter; Short-finned pilot whale; Siamese crocodile; Smilodon; Snow leopard; South Asian river dolphin; Southern African rock python; Sperm whale; Spotted hyena; Sri Lankan leopard; Steller's sea eagle; Sturgeon
Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year Animal Humans killed per year 1 Mosquitoes: 1,000,000 [a] Mosquitoes 750,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 2 Humans 475,000 Humans (homicide) 437,000 Snakes 50,000 3 Snakes: 50,000 Snakes 100,000 Dogs 25,000 4 Dogs: 25,000 [b] Dogs 35,000 Tsetse flies 10,000 5 Tsetse flies: 10,000 [c] Freshwater ...
The great skua is an aerial apex predator, both preying on other seabirds and bullying them for their catches. [8] Apex predators affect prey species' population dynamics and populations of other predators, both in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Non-native predatory fish, for instance, have sometimes devastated formerly dominant predators.
The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ranked in accordance to their maximum mass. List. Rank Common name
In animals, ambush predation is characterized by the predator's scanning the environment from a concealed position until a prey is spotted, and then rapidly executing a fixed surprise attack. [ 41 ] [ 40 ] Vertebrate ambush predators include frogs, fish such as the angel shark , the northern pike and the eastern frogfish .
Although the term "bird of prey" could theoretically be taken to include all birds that actively hunt and eat other animals, [4] ornithologists typically use the narrower definition followed in this page, [5] excluding many piscivorous predators such as storks, cranes, herons, gulls, skuas, penguins, and kingfishers, as well as many primarily ...
This is a list of large carnivores known to prey on humans. The order Carnivora consists of numerous mammal species specialized in eating flesh. This list does not include animal attacks on humans by domesticated species (dogs), or animals held in zoos, aquaria, circuses, private homes or other non-natural settings.