COMPETITION
Competition is when two animals will fight over resources. The Desert Coyote and the Sidewinder Rattle snake are perfect examples of competition. Both of the animals fight over food, such as the Pocket Mouse. They also fight over water, since water is very scarce in the desert. There are two main types of competition, interspecific and intraspecific. Interspecific would be two different species fighting over resources, such as our coyote and our rattlesnake. Intraspecific would be fighting in the same species. Red tailed Hawks fighting over the western diamondback rattlesnake, their food, is an example of intraspecific competition.