predator - prey proximity

• a predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms
• predator - prey relationships help maintain the balance in ecosystems. when the population of prey increases, the population of predators can also increase
• what is rotational predator - prey housing?


  predatory species and prey species are rotates into the same enclosure at seperate times
• what is predator - prey adjacent housing, with visual proximity?


  olfactory proximity between predator and prey species
• you can also have auditory proximity between predator and prey species
• prey animals need to have some experience of their wild predators and predators need to have the drive to hunt for prey animals
• anti predator behaviours might be lost in captive animals, and animals isolated from all predators do not recognise predators as well as wild prey do
• how can a close proximity to predators negatively impact prey?


  the constant visual/smell of predators can cause stress. the constant fear response ad chronic stress ay impact natural behaviour and health
• how can close proximity to prey negatively impact predators?


  they may become overstimulated due to visual and auditory prey species. frustration can lead to hyper aggression. repeated frustration may impact natural behaviour and health