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What is the likely effect of removing the wildcat on the population of ows and rabbits.

Think all the way down to the mouse.

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What is the likely effect of removing the wildcat on the population of ows and rabbits-example-1
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Rabbits would survive because there's 1 less predator preying on them, therefore they will reproduce more rabbits and rabbits will overpopulate. And the same thing will happen with the mice, therefore the owls will have less competition over food and their population will grow.

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