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Maybe I'm just not reading the article carefully. Or maybe these scientists are in line for a Nobel Prize for finding a "carnivore" species that "feeds on fruit
by PhantomGremlin 13y ago
Maybe I'm just not reading the article carefully. Or maybe these scientists are in line for a Nobel Prize for finding a "carnivore" species that "feeds on fruit". Or maybe it's just a very poorly written article.
- whyenot 13y agoThe are talking about taxonomy (order Carnivora in the class Mammalia) not diet. Many tropical carnivores (kinkajous, olingos, tayras, coatimundis, ...) eat large amounts of fruit. They will also eat "crunchies" (invertebrates, small vertebrates) when they come across them.
- tankbot 13y agoMy armchair assessment was that its long, finger-like paws were for digging those "crunchies" out of trees, etc. but was disappointed when the article didn't mention anything about it. I never knew until now that there is no taxonomical classification for Omnivores.