In zoology, a herbivore is an animal that is adapted to eat primarily plant matter (rather than meat). Although such animals are sometimes refered to as being vegetarian, this term is more properly reserved for humans who choose not to eat meat as opposed to animals that are unable to. Herbivores can be further classified into various sub-groups, such as frugivores, which eat mainly fruit; or folivores, which specialize in eating leaf. This specialization is far from universal, however, and many fruit- and leaf-eating animals also eat other parts of plants, notably roots and seeds. The diets of some herbivorous animals vary with the seasons, especially in the temperate zones, where different plant foods are most available at different times of year. Below here is a list that includes animals that are unable to chew or digest animal matter. ==Animals that are true herbivores== The following are herbivorous animals: *Bovids (such as cows, sheeps, antelopes, and mooses) *Horses (including all members of the horse family such as domestic horses, donkeys, and zebras) *Deer *Elephants *Some rodents such as guinea pigs, porcupines, beavers, and capybaras *Rabbits *Grasshoppers *Snails and slugs Eating behaviors ms:Maun simple:Herbivore
==A true herbivore?== A true herbivore, such as a cow, is unable to chew or digest meat. :Err, that's funny. Then how do they digest meat and bone meal, which is still routinely fed to cattle in the USA, in spite of the BSE scandals in Europe? Maybe cows aren't such No true scotsman fallacy after all. User:Aragorn2 20:31, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) ==Merger== I merged List of herbivorous animals w this page, as the content was nearly identical, and of little length. User:Sam Spade 18:54, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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In zoology, a herbivore is an animal that is adapted to eat primarily plant matter (rather than meat). Although such animals are sometimes refered to as being vegetarian, this term is more properly reserved for humans who choose not to eat meat as opposed to animals that are unable to. Herbivores can be further classified into various sub-groups, such as frugivores, which eat mainly fruit; or folivores, which specialize in eating leaf. This specialization is far from universal, however, and many fruit- and leaf-eating animals also eat other parts of plants, notably roots and seeds. The diets of some herbivorous animals vary with the seasons, especially in the temperate zones, where different plant foods are most available at different times of year. Below here is a list that includes animals that are unable to chew or digest animal matter. ==Animals that are true herbivores== The following are herbivorous animals: *Bovids (such as cows, sheeps, antelopes, and mooses) *Horses (including all members of the horse family such as domestic horses, donkeys, and zebras) *Deer *Elephants *Some rodents such as guinea pigs, porcupines, beavers, and capybaras *Rabbits *Grasshoppers *Snails and slugs Eating behaviors ms:Maun simple:Herbivore
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==A true herbivore?== A true herbivore, such as a cow, is unable to chew or digest meat. :Err, that's funny. Then how do they digest meat and bone meal, which is still routinely fed to cattle in the USA, in spite of the BSE scandals in Europe? Maybe cows aren't such No true scotsman fallacy after all. User:Aragorn2 20:31, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) ==Merger== I merged List of herbivorous animals w this page, as the content was nearly identical, and of little length. User:Sam Spade 18:54, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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