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  2. List of carnivorans - Wikipedia

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    Various carnivorans, with feliforms to the left, and caniforms to the right. Carnivora is an order of placental mammals that have specialized in primarily eating flesh. Members of this order are called carnivorans, or colloquially carnivores, though the term more properly refers to any meat-eating organisms, and some carnivoran species are omnivores or herbivores.

  3. Omnivore - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 November 2024. Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals This article is about the biological concept. For the record label, see Omnivore Recordings. Examples of omnivores. From left to right: humans, dogs, pigs, channel catfish, American crows, gravel ant Among birds, the hooded crow ...

  4. Consumer (food chain) - Wikipedia

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    An example is the koala, because it feeds only on eucalyptus leaves. Primary consumers that feed on many kinds of plants are called generalists. Secondary consumers are small/medium-sized carnivores that prey on herbivorous animals. Omnivores, which feed on both plants and animals, can be considered as being both primary and secondary consumers.

  5. Herbivore - Wikipedia

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    Carnivores in turn consume herbivores for the same reason, while omnivores can obtain their nutrients from either plants or animals. Due to a herbivore's ability to survive solely on tough and fibrous plant matter, they are termed the primary consumers in the food cycle (chain).

  6. List of herbivorous animals - Wikipedia

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    For example, the maned wolf receives mention; its diet varies from mostly carnivorous to overwhelmingly frugivorous, being mostly a fairly balanced omnivore overall, but they are still listed because no other living Canid is nearly so herbivorous. Other animals may receive mention if at least some populations of the species regularly consume ...

  7. List of feeding behaviours - Wikipedia

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    Oligophagy is a term for intermediate degrees of selectivity, referring to animals that eat a relatively small range of foods, either because of preference or necessity. [2] Another classification refers to the specific food animals specialize in eating, such as: Carnivore: the eating of animals Araneophagy: eating spiders; Avivore: eating birds

  8. The carnivore diet: Can eating only animal products help you ...

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    For example, consider organic dairy, grass-fed beef and pork products, poultry raised without antibiotics, wild fish and shellfish, and pasture-raised eggs. Carnivore diet meal plan

  9. Lists of animals - Wikipedia

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    Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs .