To start off, let's get familiar with the game of Predation. Think of it as a high stakes version of hide-and-seek, but in nature. In this game, one animal (the predator) hunts, kills and eats another animal (the prey).

For example, remember our buddy the lion, Panthera leo? He's a predator in the African Savannah, and his favorite snack? The gazelle, which unfortunately for them, is the prey.

Now let's jump into the concept of carrying capacity. This isn't about how many groceries you can carry from the store, but rather how many individuals an environment can support without going kaput.

The carrying capacity of the prey is affected by the predator - the more predators munching on gazelles, the fewer gazelles left to enjoy the Savannah.

On the flip side, the carrying capacity of the predator is affected by the prey. Imagine our lion buddy finds fewer gazelles at the dinner table. With less food, the lion population might decrease over time. This back-and-forth dynamic is like a roller coaster ride - a rise in predators leads to a drop in prey, which then leads to a drop in predators, and so on.