Translation of "ほしょくどうぶつ" in English

枝の上で暮(く)らし― 捕食動物(ほしょくどうぶつ)をさけてる

they wanna live as a community up in the branches, away from predators.

大きな捕食動物(ほしょくどうぶつ)がいたという 印(しるし)があった

Well, there's definitely signs that big predators have been here.