Are predators always bigger than their prey?

Answer 1

No. Ever seen lions take down a sick elephant or wildebeast on TV? Or tiny spiders catching much larger insects in their web?

Answer 2

Wolves aren't bigger than buffalo. Cats are a similar size to rabbits. Weasels will also go after rabbits. There's plenty of prey which is bigger than it's predator.

Answer 3

No, but usually the strong prey on the weak and size equals strength. The strengh of some animals comes because their numbers. Other animals like snakes use powerful [strong] poisons to kill or subdue their prey.

Answer 4

No there's lots of predators that are smaller than their prey. Weasels preying on rabbits are one example.

Answer 5

Or they can be much stronger, or the prey were unable to fight back, or the predators can hunt in teams.

Answer 6

No, cos I've seen ants kill tarantulas and lions can kill elephants. But seems like the theme is that the more there are the larger prey they can kill together

Answer 7

Certainly not, is a man bigger then an elephant? Is a killer whale bigger then a humpback? Is a lion bigger then a zebra, a wolf bigger then a bison?....Tis a silly question...

Answer 8

Nope

Answer 9

Nope. A hungry tiger can take a water buffalo.

A pod of orcas will sometimes kill a larger baleen whale.

Answer 10

Not always. Snakes eat creatures much bigger than them because they can unhinge their jaw bones and swallow them whole.Birds like vultures eat meat off animals much bigger than them like lions but they do not actually kill them. Many insects kill off animals bigger than them as well but they can't kill many animals alone they are normall in big groups.