ANIMAL<br >LL OF<br >EPATOP，，~<br >Predators are the hunters who find， catch， and eat other animals--their prey--<br >in order to survive. Every environment has its chain of hunters. The smaller，<br >slower， less able predators become prey for the bigger， faster， more cunning<br >hunters. And everywhere， there are just a few kinds of predators at the top of the<br >food chain. AIo~ the Nile River ie AJrica， one oJ tlte~e i~ the crocodile.<br >-2-<br >