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Spirit Animal (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago

An important distinction to make is that they are facultative herbavors, not obligate herbavors.

They might prefere fruits and veg, but they'll eat whatever they can get their teeth on.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Are there any actual obligate herbivores? I think most of them will eat small animals if they're low on calcium and such.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

When I think herbivore cows are pretty high in the list, but I've seen more than one video of a cow eating a chick along with her diet of grass

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

There's a handful of bird species that can only eat stuff like nuts, berries, and seeds. Koalas. And I vaguely remember something about a couple kinds of sloths that only eat like, leaves, grass, and flowers?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh and that weird tree ferret thing with a red nose that only eats alcoholic fruits. What was it again?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

The herbivore/carnivore/omnivore distinction is pretty stupid to begin with

There are a few animals that have a single food source. There are many that require certain things in their diet. There's basically nothing that exclusively eats meat (although there's many who need it) and there's few if any "herbivore" that won't take a little extra protein if they don't have to chase it

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

They probably have sensitive skin.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've always wondered if Hippos hate us so much because they evolved alongside us.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, they're just stuck on hulk mode. They're hyper territorial, even to other hippos, even to babies of other males in their own group.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Hippo Hulk is now canon.

[-] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago

What does this have to do with skin color?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

What does your comment have to do with the post?

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