Antelope are hunted by both crocodiles and lions. When antelope bend down to drink water, they are vulnerable to lions on land and crocodiles in the water. The lions hide in the grass and ambush them, while the crocodiles hide in the water and ambush them.

Question

Which environmental change would cause the crocodiles to lose the competition for food?

Answer 1

One environmental change that could cause crocodiles to lose the competition for food with lions would be a decrease in water sources or the drying up of rivers and water bodies where the antelope typically drink. This would reduce the crocodiles' hunting opportunities and advantage the lions, which are able to hunt on land.