Carnivore
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For animals of the mammal order, see Carnivora.

Wolves hunting a bison.
A carnivore is an animal which eats only meat. [1] Predators commonly hunt and kill their own prey. Scavengers are carnivores which eat animals they did not kill themselves. Carnivores which eat mainly or only insects are called insectivores. Carnivores which eat mainly or only fish are called piscivores.

The word "carnivore" describes more than just the scientific order Carnivora. However, almost all animals in the Carnivora do eat meat, though a few do not.[2]

List of living carnivores

Unlike tigers, Penguins don't need teeth and claws to be carnivores. They feed on crustaceans, fish, squid, and other small marine life.

Great Blue Heron with a snake
Mammals
All feliforms, such as domestic cats, big cats, hyenas, mongooses, civets
Almost all caniforms, such as the dogs, wolves, foxes, ferrets, seals and walruses
All cetaceans, such as dolphins, whales and porpoises
All bats except fruitbats
The carnivorous marsupials, such as the Tasmanian devil
Birds
All birds of prey, such as hawks, eagles, falcons and owls
All vultures, both old world and new
Most waterfowl, such as gulls, penguins, pelicans, storks, and herons
Reptiles
All crocodilians, such as alligators, crocodiles, gharials and caimans
All snakes, such as cobras, vipers, pythons and boas
Some lizards, such as most skinks and all monitor lizards
Some turtles, including the snapping turtle and most sea turtles
Fish and amphibians
All frogs and toads
Almost all sharks, such as tiger, great white, nurse and reef sharks
Most teleosts, such as tuna, marlin, salmon, and bass
Invertebrates
Most crustaceans, such as the coconut crab are mainly omnivorous, but eat some prey and carrion
Many molluscs, such as octopus and squid, and some gastropods
All arachnids, such as spiders and scorpions
Many insects, such as mantises, dragonflies and most wasps
All jellyfish and sea stars
Related pages
Theropod
Insectivore
Herbivore
Omnivore
References
The word Carnivora comes from Latin, where carne means "flesh" or "meat", and vorare is a verb meaning "eat", that is "meat-eater".
Ullrey, Duane E. Nutrient requirements: carnivores. Encyclopedia of Animal Science.

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