PaulS1950
Senior Member
An apex predator is by definition at the top of the food chain. Man, when being a predator, is an apex predator. We have hunted, killed and eaten every animal on earth. All apex predators when young and inexperienced suffer attacks from other predators. Even though man is ill suited for hunting he has developed technology that keeps him at the top in most situations. By "ill suited" I mean that our natural senses are not as highly refined - the common dog has 1000 times the ability to distinguish the different smells, our vision is marginal even in bright light and poor in low light conditions, Our hearing is far below that of other predators and lower still in comparison to the prey we hunt, yet we are as successful as any other predator on the ground. We are omnivorous like the wolf and bear which allows us to eat most anything to survive. We are THE apex predator on land in the world.