So school kinda lied to you. Herbivores and carnivores exist on a spectrum. The extremes are known as "obligates". So an animal that lacks the ability to eat plants entirely is known as an "obligate carnivore." Otherwise, the rest of animals are somewhere spread across the spectrum. Animals in this region are commonly known to eat what's easily available with just a preference toward one end or the other.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

So an animal that lacks the ability to eat plants entirely is known as an "obligate carnivore."

Like house cats!

Edit: to those with reading comprehension issues, meat needs to be a part of their diet. That doesn't mean they'll never be seen eating things that aren't meat.

[–] SillyDude@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

[–] cryptTurtle@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

This is cute but you really shouldn't be feeding cats plants

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