Question

Differentiate between predation and cannibalism.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Predation	Cannibalism
1.	Predation is a kind of direct food relationship between two species of animals in which one, called the predator, captures and feeds on the other, the prey.	Cannibalism is a special form of predation in which the predator and the prey belong to the same species.
2.	The species involved are two different species.	The species involved are individuals of the same species.
3.	The nature of the Interaction is that the predator kills the prey for food.	The nature of the Interaction is that the predator kills and feeds on its own kind.
4.	Some insectivorous plants that capture insects are examples of predation.	Not applicable to plants.
5.	For example, a lion feeding on a deer, a frog feeding on insects.	Sometimes animals of the same species eat each other (e.g., some insect or fish species show cannibalism).