prey

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According to Moore, nearby Angel Island has at least 16 coyotes that are thriving there because there's fresh water and bigger prey, such as deer, that they can hunt.

From BBC

After observing how hawks target their prey, engineers at one of China’s top military-linked universities trained defensive drones to single out and destroy vulnerable enemy aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal

It smelled of what it was: not-quite-finished prey, left out by the manticores in the burning heat of the sun.

From Literature

However, scientists still know very little about how these predators manage to catch prey in a marine environment.

From Science Daily

They think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey, including reindeer and walruses.

From BBC