Sentences with phrase «scavenging carnivores»

Those that do survive, and those that are sold legally (over four inches in carapace length), are primarily scavenging carnivores, seeking a diet of whole, dead vertebrate prey.

Cats are obligate carnivores and dogs are scavenging carnivores — both thrive on meat - based diets.

Dogs are part of the order Carnivora, but are further classified as «scavenging carnivores,» as opposed to «obligate carnivores.»

In addition to understanding that dogs are scavenging carnivores, you should also know something about their basic nutritional requirements.

Unfortunately, most widely available pet foods and even many of the brands conventional vets recommend do not contain clean, inspected ingredients, nor are they biologically balanced for your domesticated carnivore (cat) and scavenging carnivore (dog).

Not exact matches

Parasite avoidance is also a likely reason why the carcasses of herbivores are rapidly scavenged by other animals, whereas dead carnivores are not and why the latter end up providing more nutrients for invertebrates and vegetation.

A carnivore is an animal that eats a diet consisting mainly of meat, whether it comes from live animals or dead ones (scavenging).

In this way, tiger sharks are similar to terrestrial carnivores, such as hyenas and polar bears, which will selectively scavenge when the opportunity arises.»

I found the treatment of this topic less even - handed, with Lewis Binford's views on the Olduvai material and scavenging given free rein, while the often contrary findings of Henry Bunn, Pat Shipman and Richard Potts — who have found that some Olduvai bones were processed by stone tools before carnivores got to them — are not included.

Although Liebenberg's observations support the runner - as - hunter hypothesis, Bramble and Lieberman think early Homo would more likely have first run to scavenge prey killed by other carnivores — a strategy the Hadza people of East Africa are known to use.

Throwing has played a vital role in our evolutionary past, enabling us both to hunt prey and to compete with other carnivores to scavenge carcasses.

We started scavenging the same carcasses that other carnivores — wild dogs and hyenas — lived on, and the more meat we ate, the more our guts SHRANK, «because we didn't need a giant vegetable processor anymore.»

The movie's got a lot on its mind, touching on themes of family, loss, fear, and even the timeless battle between herbivores and carnivores: early on, Spot scavenges for animals and grubs for Arlo to eat, all of which repulse the long - necked plant eater.

While dogs are carnivores, they are more than happy to scavenge whenever the opportunity presents itself, even in the home.