Prey & Predators

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The prey a Clan catches will vary from territory to territory, as well as the predators the cats must watch out for. Here are some lists of prey and predators, divided into different classes underneath the possible territory headings.

FOREST:
- birds: sparrows, thrushes, finches, crows, ravens, pigeons/doves, starlings, magpies, robins, quails, woodpeckers
- mammals: bats
- soricomorphs: shrews
- reptiles: snakes
- rodents: wood mice, squirrels, voles
- predators: snakes, foxes, badgers; possibly bears, wolves, dogs, skunks, porcupines & moose

MOORS/PLAINS:
- birds: crows, ravens, robins, wrens, larks, pheasants, moorhens, blackbirds, wild turkey
- lagomorphs: rabbits, hares
- rodents: mice, prairie dogs/ground squirrels
- predators: foxes, dogs

RIVERLAND/NEAR LAKE:
- amphibians: frogs, toads
- birds: loons, ducks, geese, rails, gulls, cormorants, blackbirds
- fish: minnows, trout, carp, pike
- soricomorphs: water shrews
- reptiles: snakes, lizards
- rodents: mice, water voles
- predators: herons, geese, swans, large fish; possibly crocodiles

MARSH/SWAMP:
- amphibians: frogs, toads
- birds: sparrows, thrushes, robins, magpies, crows, ravens
- mammals: bats
- soricomorphs: shrews, water shrews
- reptiles: snakes, lizards
- rodents: mice, rats, water voles
- predators: foxes, badgers, snakes; possibly crocodiles, depending on the location

SCRUBLAND/DESERT:
- birds: crows, ravens, pheasants, blackbirds, wrens, small owls, desert birds, wild turkey
- lagomorphs: desert hares
- soricomorphs: shrews
- reptiles: lizards, small snakes
- rodents: mice, kangaroo rats, prairie dogs/ground squirrels
- predators: tarantulas, scorpions, dingos; possibly kangaroos

GORGE/CANYON/BADLANDS:
- birds: eagles, hawks, falcons, desert birds, crows, ravens, pheasants
- lagomorphs: hares, rabbits
- soricomorphs: shrews
- reptiles: lizards, snakes
- rodents: mice, rats, prairie dogs/ground squirrels
- predators: rattlesnakes, coyotes/jackals, eagles, hawks; possibly rams & cougars

MOUNTAINS:
- birds: eagles, hawks, falcons, crows, ravens, sparrows, thrushes, robins, woodpeckers
- mammals: bats
- soricomorphs: shrews
- rodents: mice, voles, squirrels
- predators: eagles, hawks, foxes, badgers, rams, bears, wolves, mountain lions

VALLEY:
- birds: eagles, hawks, falcons, crows, ravens, sparrows, thrushes, robins, starlings, quails
- lagomorphs: rabbits
- soricomorphs: shrews
- rodents: mice, voles
- predators: foxes, badgers, eagles, hawks, skunks, porcupines, deer, bears, wolves

OCEAN/ISLAND/SEA:
- amphibians: frogs, toads
- birds: eagles, hawks, crows, ravens, terns, loons, ducks, geese, gulls, rails, cormorants
- crustaceans: crabs
- fish: minnows, trout, carp, pike; possibly tropical fish
- soricomorphs: water shrews
- reptiles: sea snakes, lizards
- rodents: mice, water voles
- predators: foxes, large turtles; possibly seals and sharks depending on location

JUNGLE:
- amphibians: frogs, toads
- birds: crows, ravens, sparrows, hummingbirds, toucans
- mammals: bats
- soricomorphs: shrews
- reptiles: snakes, lizards
- rodents: mice, voles; possibly agouti (a tropical mouse-like rodent)
- predators: large snakes, poisonous frogs, toucans, leopards/panthers, wild boars

SAVANNA:
- birds: robins, pheasants, wild turkey, vultures, osprey, crows, ravens, oxpeckers
- lagomorphs: rabbits, hares
- soricomorphs: shrews
- reptiles: snakes, lizards
- rodents: mice, voles
- predators: lions, rhinoceros, giraffes, hyenas, vultures

TUNDRA:
- birds: crows, ravens, sparrows, thrushes, magpies; ducks and geese if near water
- lagomorphs: arctic hares
- soricomorphs: shrews
- rodents: mice, squirrels
- predators: arctic foxes & wolves, caribou, bears

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