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an animal that only eats plants
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Recent Examples of herbivores
Mastodons primarily inhabited Central and North America and were herbivores, feeding on shrubs, trees, and other plants.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Then, the herbivores evolved and produced droppings laden with ferns.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Researchers hypothesize that the charcoal was ingested to detoxify stomach contents, as ferns can produce chemicals harmful to herbivores.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2024
Unlike earlier, more specialized herbivores, these dinosaurs ate various plants and adapted quickly to newly evolving floras.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
For the herbivores, however, especially in long-neck sauropods, their coprolites contained lots of tree ferns and charcoal.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
However, at times, their unrestrainable instincts as carnivores and herbivores lead to tragic events.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Then, the herbivores evolved and produced droppings laden with ferns.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Researchers hypothesize that the charcoal was ingested to detoxify stomach contents, as ferns can produce chemicals harmful to herbivores.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2024
Unlike earlier, more specialized herbivores, these dinosaurs ate various plants and adapted quickly to newly evolving floras.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
For the herbivores, however, especially in long-neck sauropods, their coprolites contained lots of tree ferns and charcoal.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
However, at times, their unrestrainable instincts as carnivores and herbivores lead to tragic events.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Herbivores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbivores. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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