Predatory and Anti-Predatory Behavior

What is the most calorie-dense option of consumption?

Eating other animals

What are the two main strategies predators use to search for food?

Sit-and-wait and widely foraging

What two options does a predator have once they find the prey?

Ambush or pursue

What genus are black seadevils in?

Melanocetus

What is the scientific name for the African Wild Dog?

Lycaon pictus

What is the scientific name for the common cuttlefish?

Sepia officinalis

Are cuttlefish predator or prey?

Both

Most species have a hunt success rate of…

<30%

Dragonflies have a hunt success rate of…

97%

Most mammals have a _____ success rate in hunting

<50%

What is the simplest way to avoid predators?

Avoid being detected by preadators

What is the scientific name for musk oxen?

Ovibos moschatus

What do muskox use to defend themselves against predators?

Their horns and strong forelegs

Prey are typically adapted to move in _______ ways

Erratic

Prey whose main strategy is to flee live in environments with fewer…

Hiding opportunities

What can negatively impact an animal’s fleeing abilities?

Age and density of foliage

Prey animals have evolved to hide…

Signs of illness or pain

What is the scientific name for the California ground squirrel?

Ostopermophilus beecheyi

How does the California ground squirrel respond to snake attacks?

By swishing its tail

California ground squirrels use the shed skin of snakes to…

Mask the scent of their nests and themselves

What is the family that rattlesnakes belong to?

Viperidae