Prey animals are animals that carnivores kill to eat. Prey animals are hunted by predator animals for fulfilling their food requirements. The dietary range and the size of these carnivores determine the kind of animals they prey on. Carnivores depend greatly on prey for survival. Their presence help controls the population of other animals. Small carnivores feed on insects, worms, and birds.
Medium-sized carnivores such as hawks and snakes consume rodents, frogs, eggs, birds, and insects. Large carnivores prey on larger herbivores, omnivores, or other carnivores such as elk, deer, zebra, bear, and buffalo. Carnivorous have strong jaws, powerful paws, claws, and sharp teeth to enable them to tear and rip prey.