Question

what are carnivores??❤☺​

Answer 1

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A carnivore means 'meat eater' is an organism that derives it's energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging.

Answer 2

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☕ Carnivores or carnivorous animals rely on other animals for their food. These animals have several adaptations that help to hunt prey. For instance, most big cats such as lions and tigers have robust bodies, accompanied by powerful jaws capable of crushing bones .

☕ They can also be classified on the basis of their feeding habits and the kind of animals they consume. Let us have a look at some of these characteristics and classifications of carnivorous animals .

CHARACTERISTICS ;-

• Carnivorous animals such as lion and tiger have sharp teeth and powerful jaws to kill prey .

• Baleen whales are also predators. They hunt krill using their baleen plates as filter-feeding systems .

• Animals such as chameleons and some frogs have long sticky tongues to catch prey .

• Most carnivores are usually fast as they need to chase and tire their prey .

• Some carnivorous animals like snakes and spiders use venom to kill their prey .

• Carnivores do not have the ability to detoxify vitamin A in the liver .

• The length of the intestine in the carnivorous animals is small .

EXAMPLES ;-

• Carnivorous mammals include tiger, lion, cheetah, etc.

• Black eagle, kite, hawk are carnivorous birds.

• Alligator, crocodile, snake, komodo dragon are some of the carnivorous reptiles.

• Whale, shark, tuna are carnivorous fish.

FACTs ABOUT CARNIVOROUS ;-

• Not all carnivores are strict meat-eaters. Red pandas and racoons eat very little meat.

• The carnivorous animals can move their jaws only up and down. There is no side movement of the jaws of carnivores.

• All carnivores descend from a common ancestor.

• They have an efficient and simple digestive system.

• Dogs, wolves and lions are social carnivorous animals.