SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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Biggest carnivores
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Tigers
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All carnivorous animals
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Carnivores that are not eaten by any other animals
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Detailed explanation-1: -For example cheetah, tiger, lion they eat small animals but are not eaten up by any natural predator. The apex predators or top carnivores play an important role in maintaining the natural ecological balance. >
Detailed explanation-2: -The top carnivores are those organisms that have no natural enemies/predators. They may be different in different food chains. Each food chain ends with a top carnivore. Some examples of top carnivores are alligator, hawk, polar bear, lion and tiger.
Detailed explanation-3: -Carnivores that have no natural predators are known as apex predators; they occupy the top of the food chain.
Detailed explanation-4: -The top carnivores or apex predators, also known as alpha predators, are predators at the top of the food chain and have no natural enemies. Top predators are generally defined in terms of trophic dynamics, which means that they occupy the highest trophic levels.
Detailed explanation-5: -The UGR researchers have verified that this aversive behavior is for a good reason: For a carnivorous animal, such as a fox or a marten, eating carrion from another carnivore, especially of the same species, increases the probability of contracting pathogens that could endanger its life.