The animal that can be caught or hunted by another is referred to as prey.
Prey is a term that refers to actions linked to grabbing, grasping or holding something . The term is also used to name what was captured, according to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) .
For biology and ecology , a prey is an animal species that can be hunted or trapped in some way by another. The animal becomes prey within the framework of a relationship known as predation , in which the predator goes out in search of its prey to feed on. One animal can be a predator of another and, in turn, prey of a third.
For example: "In this video, we can see how a solitary zebra becomes prey for a pride of hungry lions" , "If the sheep want to stay alive, they must run at full speed and thus avoid becoming prey for wolves" , "When the tiger has its prey in its sights, it will do anything until it catches it."
Various meanings of the notion of prey
The human being or animal that suffers from something is also known as a prey: "Javier was terrified when he saw the gun pointed at him," "Preyed by a fit of fury, the woman began to insult and hit the police officers."
A prey is, on the other hand, the reduced portion of a meal: "Please pass me a piece of chicken," "Grandpa already ate about four prey." Dam, finally, is an irrigation canal or the wall that is raised in a watercourse to create a reservoir for it and redirect its channel.
Some breeds of dogs have the concept in their name, since they are animals that have special abilities for hunting. Some examples are the Presa Canario, the Presa Mallorquín and the Presa Español (also known as the Spanish Alano). Other prey dog breeds are the Argentine Dogo, the Great Dane, the Rottweiler, the Brazilian Fila, the Amstaff and the Bull Terrier.
The Argentine Dogo is a prey dog.
A novel by Michael Crichton
One of Michael Crichton's novels is titled "Prey." It is a story that is delimited by the borders of thriller, action and intrigue ; In it, the author of "Jurassic Park" presents a conflict to which we may already be quite accustomed and that makes our species look very bad.
A technological advance , which could mean an immense advance for science and medicine on our planet, is subsidized by the government to be used for military purposes; which inevitably leads to an unexpected and negative consequence for the environment.
Ethical questions are raised and the answers given in the novel leave much to be desired: they are realistic, but they belong to that realism that scares because it makes us feel how unprotected we are in this world.
The central theme revolves around nanotechnology, where interesting scientific topics such as artificial intelligence , genetics and the creation of a self-sufficient system emerge.
The story begins by presenting a protagonist who, due to having lost his job, must carry out domestic tasks in order to contribute in some way to the balance of the family. In this context, the action develops , in which threats are mixed, very complex situations in which the human being loses control to hand it over to "his creations", who become absolutely violent and disobedient beings.
In a word, and as the author himself has expressed, it is a work that allows us to understand what things could happen if there were no exhaustive control in biotechnology research. That is, the need to put a limit on what is done with technology , to avoid putting the survival of life on the planet at risk.