List of Apex Predators
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This is a partial list of predators that are not preyed upon as healthy adults in the wild.
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[edit] List Of Apex Predators
[edit] Apex Predators
- Orca
- Reticulated Python
- Grizzly Bear
- Polar Bear
- Komodo Dragon -- note the limited range
- Tiger
- Lion
- Jaguar
- Snow Leopard
- American Alligator
- Hyena
- African Wild Dog
- Dhole
- Nile Crocodile
- Saltwater crocodile
- Bald Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Baikal Seal -- note the limited range
- Sperm Whale
- Electric Eel
- South Polar Skua
- Chilean Skua
- Tasmanian Devil -- note the limited range
- Wolverine
- Great Horned Owl
- Black Bear
- Gray Wolf
- Giant Otter
- Cougar
- Leopard
[edit] Regional Apex Predators
These predators have large ranges or numerous niches in which they are top predators when adults, other than those above, although parts of their ranges have potential natural predators:
- Bobcat
- Lynx
- Dog
- Dingo
- Coyote
- Human
- Snapping Turtle
- Cat
- Tuna
- King Snake
- Walrus
- Fire Ant
- Driver Ant
- River Otter
- Anaconda
- King Cobra
- Fisher
- Cheetah
- Bullfrog
[edit] Venomous/Poisonous Predators
Extremely-dangerous venomous/poisonous predators vulnerable only to those creatures immune to their venom:
- Box Jellyfish
- Portuguese Man-Of-War
- Lion's Mane Jellyfish
- Cone Shell
- Centipede
- Spider
- Scorpion
- Poison-Dart Frog
- Cane Toad
- Sea Snake
[edit] Omnivores With Little Or No Predators
Not wholly predatory, but rarely attacked as prey as adults (though not 100% invulnerable to predation):
[edit] Scavengers With Little Or No Predators
Do scavengers count? They are active hunters, if of carrion...
