as in omnivores
an animal that eats meat; a meat eater
—sometimes used humorously to refer to people who eat meat
Many of my friends are vegetarians, but I'm a carnivore.
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Evidence of animal trapping Foxes and wild cats are difficult to kill using traditional hunting tools such as spears, so Pelton suspects Stone Age hunters caught the small carnivores with traps, although direct evidence of animal trapping hasn’t been found at sites of this age in North America.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
By keeping those animals in check, coyotes inadvertently benefit song and ground birds, whose eggs are often eaten by smaller carnivores.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
However, at times, their unrestrainable instincts as carnivores and herbivores lead to tragic events.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Hunters and poachers Gauging public attitudes toward carnivores is crucial for their conservation.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Public perceptions of carnivores have been extensively studied around the world, with conservationists trialing different ways to mitigate conflicts with stakeholders—from paying ranchers for animals lost to predation to using specialized guard dogs to protect herds.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
After surviving the last ice age, the mass extirpation of large carnivores and countless wars, they are now critically endangered.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Brimming with fossils of rodents, elephants, rhinos, hippos, monkeys, horses, antelopes and carnivores, Hadar must have been a bountiful environment millions of years ago to support so many animals.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Reconstructing a predator’s timeline The genetic technique developed during the research could be used to study the contents of broken teeth from ancient carnivores, opening up a new way to piece together the past, Malhi said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
By keeping those animals in check, coyotes inadvertently benefit song and ground birds, whose eggs are often eaten by smaller carnivores.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
However, at times, their unrestrainable instincts as carnivores and herbivores lead to tragic events.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Hunters and poachers Gauging public attitudes toward carnivores is crucial for their conservation.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Public perceptions of carnivores have been extensively studied around the world, with conservationists trialing different ways to mitigate conflicts with stakeholders—from paying ranchers for animals lost to predation to using specialized guard dogs to protect herds.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
After surviving the last ice age, the mass extirpation of large carnivores and countless wars, they are now critically endangered.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Brimming with fossils of rodents, elephants, rhinos, hippos, monkeys, horses, antelopes and carnivores, Hadar must have been a bountiful environment millions of years ago to support so many animals.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Reconstructing a predator’s timeline The genetic technique developed during the research could be used to study the contents of broken teeth from ancient carnivores, opening up a new way to piece together the past, Malhi said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Carnivores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnivores. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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