Sentences with phrase «opportunistic omnivores»

Being opportunistic omnivores they will eat insects, small snakes, amphibians, bird eggs, snails, worms, fruit, and grass roots.

Dogs are opportunistic omnivores.

In the wild, hedgehogs are opportunistic omnivores, who may eat virtually any small animal they encounter, although they exhibit a distinct preference for insects and other invertebrates.

Most bears, though typically carnivorous, are opportunistic omnivores that choose to eat whatever is most readily available.

One new study tracking bear patterns for a decade around Lake Tahoe, Nev., finds that urbanized human settlements are a lure and a threat to the opportunistic omnivores — attracting bears with abundant garbage, but killing many in collisions with vehicles.