An example of an animal at the top of the food chain is the gray wolf.
An apex predator , also known as an alpha predator or apical predator , is a predator residing at the top of a food chain upon which no other creatures prey.Zoologists generally define predation as the non-parasitical or non-bacterial killing and consumption of organisms . The gray wolf or grey wolf ( Canis lupus ) , also known as the timber wolf or western wolf , is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America . The gray wolf is typically an apex predator throughout its range , with only humans and tigers posing a serious threat to it .