The Mega Predators.(research shows predators at the top of the food chain benefit animals at the bottom)

Animals | May 1, 2000| | Copyright

Life at the top of the food chain is tough. But without Large predatory animals, life on the bottom is no picnic.

A chorus of high-pitched wolf howls pierces the stillness of a frigid January morning. A blanket of new snow glistens in the brilliant sunlight as the alpha female stands her ground over a lower-ranked animal, her daughter. The pack hasn't produced pups since the alpha male died two years ago. Now, less than a month before breeding season, pack members jockey for position as their leader appears to be warming to the advances of another male. The pack ...

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