1. Predators & Prey LO: understand and identify adaptations of predator and prey
D. Crowley, 2008

2. Is this a predator or prey? How is it adapted to make it adapted?
Forward set eyes
Good eyesight
Sharp teeth
Camouflage
Sharp Claws
Good Sprinter

3. Is this a predator or prey? How is it adapted to make it adapted?
Good hearing
Camouflage
Wide set eyes
Stamina
Good Sense Smell

4. Predators & Prey
To understand what makes a good predator and prey

5. Predator & Prey What is a predator? What is prey?
Think of 5 examples of predators, and 5 examples of prey…

6. Predators
A predator is an animal which eats other animals for food, e.g. sharks, man, tigers, lions, hawks, crocodiles, trap-door spiders etc…

7. Prey
Prey is the animal which gets eaten by the predator, e.g. seals, chicken, antelope, zebra, buffalo, mice, beetles etc…

8. Predator & Prey
Complete the predator and prey worksheet

9. Predator & Prey
Eagle adaptations – good eyesight to spot the mouse; large talons for catching the mouse; sharp beak to tear the flesh; fast, agile flier to manoeuvre into place etc…

10. Predator & Prey
Mouse adaptations – good eyesight to spot the eagle; large ears for listening; fast, agile runner to hide etc…

11. Predators & Prey Feature Reason Eyes set forward
Example:
Feature
Reason
Eyes set forward
To spot prey, giving depth-of-field
Sharp teeth / beak
To pierce and tear flesh
Good eye sight
To spot prey from far away
Camouflage
To ambush prey (allows the predator to get close to the prey)

12. Predators & Prey Feature Reason Eyes at the side of the head
Example:
Feature
Reason
Eyes at the side of the head
Good wide angle of view to see all around
Large eyes / good sense of smell
Sense the predator quickly
Camouflaged
To avoid being seen by predators
Can be nocturnal
To avoid predators during the day
Powerful hind legs / small agile body, always alert
To be ready to run away quickly

13. Design
Your task is to design either a predator or prey with at least 5 key features which make it the best predator / prey it can be
You need to draw out the organisms habitat (including what its environment is like), explaining how it is adapted to be the best
You also need to include what the organism hunts / is hunted by
Ensure you label the key features of your organism, and give it a name!