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Dictionary » C » Carnivore CarnivoreDefinition noun, plural: carnivores An animal or plant (particularly insect- and invertebrate-eating plants) that requires a staple diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue through predation or scavenging.
Examples of carnivores are lions, which consume up to seven kilograms of meat per day. In plants, the Venus flytrap is a well known carnivorous plant.
Related forms: carnivorous (adjective) See also: insectivore, piscivore Related term: hypercarnivore, mesocarnivore, hypocarnivore ![]()
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Results from our forumRe: I hate to do this.... within a food chain. trophic level True. The trophic levels are: 1. Producers (plants) 2. First consumers (herbivores) 3. Second consumers (carnivores) All above level 3 are carnivores. The web/chain/trophic level usually ends at an apex predator. An apex predator is a organism that doesn't ...
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scavenger == decayed /rotten meat eater ?Carnivores eat meat. By definition, meat is dead. Carrion Eaters or Scavengers eat decaying meat. Carnivores tend not to eat decayed meat, while Carrion eaters prefer decaying meat but will eat fresh meat as well, with some ...
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Re: Theories - Origin of Life... the digestive system you will find here http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=379&catid=10&subcatid=68 The panda oddly enough is a carnivore not an herbivore: its stomach and intestines are adapted for meat and its teeth are so strong they can chew through metal . The panda esophagus ...
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could anybody tell me what this animal is?... doubt about it! What a sweetie! (Don't tell me, it grows up into a ferocious monster!) :) Julie. (actually, don't think it is Felix...definitely a carnivore though, I'm sure of it!)
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NEED SKULL IDENTIFED... or ursine skull. So that, if I got it right, excludes many of the more common animals. To be honest, I am not quite sure whether that is even a carnivore or a herbivore skull :) The canine teeth are either missing or are oddly placed in the front (normally the place of incicors) and the skull ...
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