I had a veterinarian teach me that carnivore has nothing to do with diet, and means that the animal is in the order Carnivora, which are mostly distinguished by

I had a veterinarian teach me that carnivore has nothing to do with diet, and means that the animal is in the order Carnivora, which are mostly distinguished by having canine teeth. The kinkajou (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkajou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkajou) is a carnivore by this definition, but does not eat meat. I am sure that there are herbivores in a similar situation.