predatory animals

A look at the ways various insects use poison in self-defense or to capture their prey.

A look at such predatory birds as eagles, vultures, and owls and how their hunting methods differ.

Introduces bobcats, lynxes, jaguars, and cougars, all endangered wild cats of North America.

An introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of Tyrannosaurus rex and other meat-eating dinosaurs.

Describes the physical characteristics, hunting habits, natural environment, and relationship to humans of various wild members of the dog family including wolves, foxes, and coyotes.

Discusses the physical characteristics and behavior of hawks, eagles, owls, and other kinds of birds of prey.

An illustrated discussion of how wild animals on the African safari thrive, highlighting their hunting and hiding methods and the unique skills they have developed in order to survive.

Discusses the feeding habits and hunting methods of various predatory animals, demonstrating how they maintain the food chain.

Survival in the wild creates a hierarchy of predators and their prey; this interaction among the animals forms the basis of a complex ecological system known as the food chain.

Full-color illustrations describe a number of prehistoric meat-eating dinosaurs including the Utahraptor and the Tyrannosaurus Rex.