Carnivores are animals that derive their energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging. They are also called meat-eating animals and are from the order Carnivora. Some examples of carnivores include:
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Aquatic Carnivores: alligator, crocodile, dolphin, great white shark, orca whale, otter, salmon, sardine, seal, squid, tuna, walrus.
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Land Carnivores: polar bear, raccoon, red fox, skunk, weasel, wolf, wolverine.
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Bird-eating Carnivores: avivores.
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Insect-eating Carnivores: insectivores.
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Mollusk-eating Carnivores: molluscivores.
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Fish-eating Carnivores: piscivores.
Humans also eat some animals that are carnivores, such as tuna, shark, cod, halibut, salmon, mackerel, bass, alligator, and snake.
