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An omnivore (/ ˈ ɒ m n ɪ v ɔːr /) is an animal that regularly consumes significant quantities of both plant and animal matter. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates , protein , fat , and fiber , and metabolize the nutrients and energy of the sources absorbed. [ 5 ]
Omnivores are usually generalists. Herbivores are often specialists, but those that eat a variety of plants may be considered generalists. A well-known example of a specialist animal is the monophagous koala, which subsists almost entirely on eucalyptus leaves.
A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) eating a rodent—an example of a mesocarnivoreA mesocarnivore is an animal whose diet consists of 30–70% meat with the balance consisting of non-vertebrate foods which may include insects, fungi, fruits, other plant material and any food that is available to them. [1]
Ethical omnivorism, [1] omnivorism [2] or compassionate carnivorism [1], (as opposed to obligatory carnivorism, the view that it is obligatory for people to eat animals) [1] is a human diet involving the consumption of meat, eggs, dairy and produce that can be traced back to an organic farm.
Circular dendrogram of feeding behaviours A mosquito drinking blood (hematophagy) from a human (note the droplet of plasma being expelled as a waste) A rosy boa eating a mouse whole A red kangaroo eating grass The robberfly is an insectivore, shown here having grabbed a leaf beetle An American robin eating a worm Hummingbirds primarily drink nectar A krill filter feeding A Myrmicaria brunnea ...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals is a nonfiction book written by American author Michael Pollan published in 2006. As omnivores , humans have a variety of food choices. In the book, Pollan investigates the environmental and animal welfare effects of various food choices.