Iguess before we get into a discussion about apex predators, it's not a bad idea to make sure you know what they are. So, class, find a seat. This part won't last long.

It's very simple, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica . Apex predators are those meat-eating creatures that have no natural predators, like lions, killer whales, and wolves. Those are just a few examples, and you can safely assume that all big cats are among them.

But as we narrow our focus, we find only five different types of apex predators in Kentucky, and that's fine by me. I'm not interested in dealing with leopards or crocodiles here in the Commonwealth. (I'm not sure the latter would survive, in any event.)

Coyotes

I'm going to throw a new word at you. It's "mesopredator." They're mid-level predators tha

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