Each and every day many thousands of animals are ruthlessly hunted by humans for sport. Hunters blunder into animals habitats and invest huge amounts of time and effort in stalking them until they get a clean shot. Earlier this year one wealthy hunter (who in fairness has received some disgusting hate mail) paid $350,000 for the right to kill an endangered black rhino there are now only 4,000 black rhinos in the wild. The Predators are not so different from human hunters. They thrive on the art of remaining hidden and killing efficiently. The main difference between Predators and human hunters is that the extra-terrestrial species choose a target which have a reasonable chance of biting back rather than a human going into the bush with a high-powered rifle and shooting unarmed game. The Predators love of hunting dangerous game becomes even more apparent in the Alien Vs. Predator franchise when they deliberately breed the equally dangerous Aliens to slay in a battle for the ages. How can you not love a war-loving alien species which always makes sure the playing field is even?
Hailing from South East London, Sam Heard is an aspiring writer and recent graduate from the University of Warwick. Sam's favourite things include energy drinks, late nights spent watching the UFC with his girlfriend and annihilating his friends at FIFA.
