EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A carnivore is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals. Sometimes carnivores are called predators. Organisms that carnivores hunt are called prey. Carnivores are a major part of the food web, a description of which organisms eat which other organisms in the wild.

Detailed explanation-2: -A mammal that eats only the meat from other animals is a carnivore. In the wild, a carnivore will hunt other animals for food. Carnivores usually have to eat a lot to give them the energy they need. Sometimes these animals have to spend most of their days hunting to make sure they get enough food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals that eat plants exclusively are herbivores, and animals that eat only meat are carnivores. When animals eat both plants and meat, they are called omnivores.

Detailed explanation-4: -Obligate carnivores are also called hypercarnivores, which are animals whose diet consists of at least 70 percent meat. Hypocarnivores are carnivores that eat the least amount of meat. Mesocarnivores are animals that depend on meat for at least 50 percent of their diet.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lion. Wolf. Leopard. Hyena. Polar Bear. Cheetah. Giant Panda. Felidae. More items