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You mean snakes and the like? The kind of reptiles that eat prey that eat green food?
Carnivor doesn't automaticly mean they eat ONLY meat. Sure, they won't eat a carrot, but they get the vegies from the stomachs of their natural prey. Thats why you will never see one carnivor eat another.
Example: A big cat such as a tiger is concidered a carnivor because it eats meat. Yet, when it kills a prey it will always start eating from it's stomach first because there are vegies in there from the victims last meal. That way, without realy knowing it they still get their vegies in.
That same principle goes for pretty much every animal as far as I know, including most bigger reptiles such as snakes and lizards and stuff.
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First of all,
most predatory animals start eating their prey's stomachs first because it's one of the softest and virtually bone free parts of the body. N O T because they have some deep urge to consume partially digested plant matter.
Second of all, reptiles get the vitamins and such that the prey items body has ALREADY digested and processed.
Don't step to me, son.
Oh, and for the record, the dictionary defines a
c a r n i v o r o u s as:
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Main Entry: car·niv·o·rous
Pronunciation: kär-'niv-(&-)r&s
Function: adjective
1 : subsisting or feeding on animal tissues
2 : of or relating to the carnivores —car·niv·o·rous·ly adverb —car·niv·o·rous·ness noun"
When you said "
Carnivor doesn't automaticly mean they eat ONLY meat." I believe the word you were actually reaching for was
omnivorous.