Predators vs. Prey - Alaska's Wild Wonders (2025)

Would you rather be a predator or prey species? Learn about both, and the senses, physical tools, and behaviors that help each survive.

Alaska Learning Standards:

• Standards for this issue (PDF 120 kB)

Activities from ADF&G Wildlife Curricula:

• Crime Scene Investigation (PDF 3,010 kB)
• Di's Story (PDF 305 kB)
• Draw Your Tundra Animal (PDF 235 kB)
• Feeding Adaptations for Birds (PDF 314 kB)
• Follow a Food Chain (PDF 233 kB)
• Forest Puzzlers (PDF 844 kB)
• Happy Hunting (PDF 233 kB)
• I'm Not Mean I'm Just Hungry (PDF 324 kB)
• Muskox Maneuvers (PDF 391 kB)
• Pika Tag (PDF 420 kB)
• Skull Detective (PDF 904 kB)
• What's for Dinner (PDF 260 kB)
• Who Eats Whom (PDF 695 kB)

Resources:

• List of Terms (PDF 92 kB)
• Alaska Ecology Cards (PDF 2,881 kB)

Articles:

• Alaska's Most Powerful Bird of Prey
• Researching Elusive Red Knots - Part 1
• Researching Elusive Red Knots - Part 2
• Researching Elusive Red Knots - Part 3
• Researching Elusive Red Knots - Part 4: The Final Season, 2024
• What do Wolves Eat for Dinner on Prince of Wales Island?
• Snowshoe Hares Peak in Interior Alaska
• Wandering Lynx: Lynx Research in Alaska and Canada

Related links:

• Species Pages
• Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series
• Sounds Wild Library (audio shorts)

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