Carnivores
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Animals that feed off other animals. Often called "predators" or "meat-eaters".
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Types:
Avivore
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Animals that eat birds
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Cannabalism
Animals that eat members of their own species
Durophagore
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Animals that eat crustaceans and other organisms with hard exoskeletons.
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Herpetivore
Animals that eat reptiles and amphibians
Insectivore
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Animals that eat insects.
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Molluscivore
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Animals that eat molluscs
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Piscivore
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Animals that eat fish.
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Scavenger
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Animals that eat carrion
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Teuthophagore
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Animals that eat squid and other cephalopods (e.g. cuttlefish, nautilus and octopuses)
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Verminvore
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Animals that eat worms
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N/A
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Animals that eat small vertebrates such as rodents (e.g. mice) and lizards
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Animals that eat small to medium sized mammals
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Animals that eat echinoderms like starfish
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Animals that eat bird and reptile eggs
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Animals that eat plankton
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Animals that eat jellyfish
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Animals that eat large mammals
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Animals that eat spiders
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Animals that eat sponges
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Animals that eat turtles
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