Carnivores include those animals that obtain their nutrition by consuming other animals. It comes from a combination of Latin words literally meaning "flesh devourers." Carnivores are at the top levels of every food chain - primary carnivores feed on...

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Lions are voracious carnivores; they can require up to seven kilograms (15 lbs) of meat per day. Large mammals, like this African Buffalo, comprise an important part of a their diet. A carnivore (IPA: /ˈkɑrnɪvɔər/), meaning 'meat eater' (Latin...

John Edwards has to be a mighty hungry man before he'll touch that mushroom on his plate. Mitt Romney says he's never met an eggplant he'd eat.Presidential candidates do not seem to be fussy eaters for the most part. Yet they have distinct dislikes, mostly...

Did you see those two monkeys in the Times Science section last week? The healthy, sleek and young-looking one lives on a Spartan, calorie-restricted diet. The other, a paunchy, wrinkled arthritic with matted fur who looks decades older, eats about twice as much each day....

Did you see those two monkeys in the Times Science section last week? The healthy, sleek and young-looking one lives on a Spartan, calorie-restricted diet. The other, a paunchy, wrinkled arthritic with matted fur who looks decades older, eats about twice as much each day....