Predators are animals that kill for food. As stated by Pat Slater in his book Predators & Prey (2002,p.3), ‘Animals that kill and eat other animals are known as predators’. He (Slater 2002,p.4) further explains that even amongst predators themselves, they have different features. Daytime hunters have good eyesight, while nocturnal predators have excellent hearing. Lone hunters are usually bigger and stronger than their prey, whereas predators that move as a pack are smaller and slower and rely on the group to overcome the target. Angela Wilkes (2003,p.7), author of Dangerous Creatures, believes that ‘Many .. will also attack or kill other animals in self defence, or to defend their young or their home territory’. The large hunters use sharp
