why animals prey on their own species?

There are around 140 species that prey on their own species. Some people think that animals prey on their own species to be alpha male but most animals prey on their own species to have food.

Some people think that animals pray on their own species to be alpha male. They want to be the leader of the pack and make the decisions. Wolves have an alpha male he is the biggest and they fight to be alpha male. The alpha male has to be strong for the rest of the pack to survive. Even female wolves preys on it's own species the be alpha female.

Some animals pray on their own species to be alpha male but, most animals prey own their own species to have food. If animals are low on food they will do almost anything to survive. The dragonflies will eat it’s own if there is no food. They prey on animals of their own species to have food to stay alive. If food is scarce, animals like the Red-backed Salamanders will eat it's own species.

Animals can prey on their own species to be alpha male but, mostly to survive. If we can help the animals stop eating each other we might help save a species.