The term MORLOCKS' PREY IN 'THE TIME MACHINE' is referring to the Eloi, a species of human-like creatures that are preyed upon by the Morlocks in the 1895 science fiction novel The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. The Eloi are described as small, fragile, and childlike people who live in a seemingly utopian society. They are the descendants of the upper classes of Victorian England, and their lives are largely carefree and without fear. However, they are unaware of the danger posed by the Morlocks, an underground race of humanoid creatures that hunt the Eloi for food.