Predator Animals in Kenya : Kenya is a wildlife safari destination, with various wildlife that offers the tourists the impression of the Africa richness and exposes them the most attractive animal species that are present in country. Mostly the predator animals are carnivorous where one animal species consumes another one these animal species become magical while being spotted on the Kenya safari in the different national parks and national reserves that are present in the country, and these are seen especially during the game drives, nature walks, hot air balloon and among others.
Kenya has got the various predators and majorly these include the big five mammals that are referred to the difficulty in hunting as they include the lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and the African buffalo, these five large African mammal species were known to be dangerous and it was considered a feat by trophy hunters to bring them home, Predators are wild animals that hunt, or prey on other animal species, as all the animals need food to live, the predator animals need the flesh of the animals that they kill to survive. Predators are the animal species that stalk and consume certain other organisms for food, the species which the predators eat are considered as the prey, and also the predators usually fall into the carnivores or the omnivorous categories not only the carnivores.
Though mostly the African big five mammals are described as the predators but Kenya has various and dangerous predators that includes the hyenas, wild dogs, crocodiles, wolves, snakes all these are known as being cunning, stealthy, vicious and they are generally described as the meat-eaters in Kenya and these can be seen best during the Kenya safari. The prey is anything got that the predator can consume during a Kenya safari tourists usually witness how the predators are preying of various animal species that are present in the parks like witnessing the lion when its grabbing like the zebras, giraffe and among others, the predators are the part of the food chain that is the process of passing energy from one organism to the next. These can be best spotted in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Tsavo National Parks, and Amboseli National Park and among many others.
Predator animal species have got the unique characteristics and the adaptations that help them to sustain their lives and catch their prey that is they have got sharp teeth, claws and the venom that enhance their ability to their prey, as well the predator animal species do contain the extremely acute sensory organs that help them to find the potential prey that is suited for them. Predators have got the teeth that are used to help them to kill the prey and are used as ‘’knives and forks’’ while enjoying the prey as most of the predators have three kinds of teeth that is incisors, canines, molars, where other species like the crocodiles and sharks have got long, cone shaped teeth as these are used for grasping the prey as they pull it under the water.
Camouflage is also an adaptation that is used by the predators and prey, that is nature provides many ways for the animals to make themselves difficult to see, both the predators and prey do camouflage, prey use it to hide themselves from the predators, and the predators use it to keep their prey from knowing that they are coming after them.
Not all predators are animals but there are also carnivorous plants, such as the Venus fly trap and the pitcher plant, consume insects. Pitcher plants catch their prey in a pool of water containing digestive enzymes, whereas the Venus fly trap captures an insect between the two lobes of a leaf and seals the insect inside with digestive enzymes. These plants absorb nutrients from the insects as they become available during digestion. On a microscopic scale, protozoa and bacteria also consume prey organisms. They play an important role in maintaining population sizes in microbial communities, which promotes the diversity of microorganisms and contributes to a stable community structure.
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