Animal world
Strangely, wolves in Ethiopia love to eat nectar.
Wolves in Ethiopia lick red poker flowers. They are the first large carnivore in the world known to feed on nectar.
Carnivore
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Articles about Carnivore
68 published items.
Animal world
Ethiopian Wolf: Africa's Most Endangered Carnivore Despite Existing for More Than 1 Million Years
Africa is a continent famous for its biodiversity, especially its predators, from lions and cheetahs to foxes and mongooses.
Animal world
Can cats and dogs be vegetarian?
Dogs can go vegan with the help of professionals, while cats are obligate carnivores.
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Why is it that with beasts, males are always larger than females, while in raptors the opposite is true?
The difference between the sexes has always been an interesting topic for biologists to discuss.
Biology
The strange evolution of carnivorous plants
About 70 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a genetic anomaly that allowed some plants to turn into carnivores.
Archeology
Tyrannosaurus also cannibalism
Scientists believe that carnivorous dinosaurs that dominated the planet 150 million years ago may have resorted to cannibalism when food was scarce.
Videos
Diamond pythons are eaten alive and devoured large mink possum
The special moment when a diamond python hangs down from the roof and feasts on a giant possum weasel has been recorded by the photographer.
Animal world
Why are African wild dogs considered 'the best hunters'?
The African wild dog is a mammal in the Dog family, Carnivore. They are the most powerful bite of any carnivorous mammal.
Archeology
Discovered the oldest 'monstrosity'
A 155 million-year-old fossil in Utah reveals a bipedal carnivore that once inhabited western North America.
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Surprising discovery: The number of species has not declined
The diversity of life forms on earth - from corals to carnivores - has been attacked.
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Men believe eating meat helps more masculine
Scientists at Bellarmine University (USA) have found that men feel they are more masculine when eating meat.
1001 mystery
Blood sucking creatures kill more than 200 birds
A mysterious blood-sucking animal caused the death of more than 200 chickens and ducks in a Chinese village, with the only identifiable clue being the 4-finger footprint…
Oceanography
Why lion fish are destructive compared to other predators
Lion fish is not merely a carnivore but it is like a
Oceanography
Are guppies more carnivorous than tigers and sharks?
As a result of a new chemical analysis, Poecilia reticulata is placed high in the food chain, even standing on a shark.
Archeology
Rare discovery: 30,000-year-old footprint of the toothed tiger
A group of paleontologists discovered this in the seaside resort of Miramar, 450km south of Buenos Aires.