Herbivore
noun
An animal that eats plants and not meat.
Cows and sheep are examples of herbivores.

Often appears as...
- large herbivore
- small herbivore
noun
An animal that eats plants and not meat.
Cows and sheep are examples of herbivores.

Often appears as...
- large herbivore
- small herbivore
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Diet Focus
Discuss 'herbivore' to specify an animal's diet, especially in science or education.

In biology class, we learned that every herbivore relies solely on plants for nutrition.
Non-Predatory
Use 'herbivore' to indicate an animal that doesn't hunt other animals.

The deer, being an herbivore, grazed peacefully in the meadow.
Environmental Role
Highlight the role of herbivores in ecosystems, such as controlling plant growth.

Herbivores like elephants play a crucial role in shaping the landscape.
Diet Focus
Discuss 'herbivore' to specify an animal's diet, especially in science or education.

In biology class, we learned that every herbivore relies solely on plants for nutrition.
Non-Predatory
Use 'herbivore' to indicate an animal that doesn't hunt other animals.

The deer, being an herbivore, grazed peacefully in the meadow.
Environmental Role
Highlight the role of herbivores in ecosystems, such as controlling plant growth.

Herbivores like elephants play a crucial role in shaping the landscape.
Diet Focus
Discuss 'herbivore' to specify an animal's diet, especially in science or education.

In biology class, we learned that every herbivore relies solely on plants for nutrition.
Non-Predatory
Use 'herbivore' to indicate an animal that doesn't hunt other animals.

The deer, being an herbivore, grazed peacefully in the meadow.
Environmental Role
Highlight the role of herbivores in ecosystems, such as controlling plant growth.

Herbivores like elephants play a crucial role in shaping the landscape.
Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
fresh grass; which is food for the herbivores. One such common herbivore is the Thompson's gazelle or Tommy. It's a small goat sized gazelle with a white belly. It has a white rump patch, and he's got two distinctive horizontal black side stripes. The males have quite substantial horns for rutting in defense.
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
did it wasn't I don't think a flotation device I think it was just trying to reduce the amount of living tissue it had to support and still get by and it was doing it quite successfully because it was the most common large herbivore of the day along with one other herbivore in the in the beds in issue
Video examples
Fearsome Teeth of the...
occasionally you'll find a herbivore an animal that feeds on vegetable matter that's worthy of consideration and I think the gelada is just such an animal now looking at the teeth of the gelada they just seem completely pointless for me I mean it's got canine teeth that
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
he's the only herbivore we have the runs so he is the fastest that we have I am of course being facetious he's not faster than a Thomson's gazelle the fastest antelope in the world contrary to what we told you for months last year he's not the topi it is the Thomson's
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Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
and dry season food items respectively in herbivore dropping so I'm talking I'm talking nonsense they're saying here that in herbivore droppings they are more likely to find their food in the dry season I suspect that's because there's so few insects anywhere else
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
guinea fowl and the Empire and both of them are very very important for for predator food when droughts come as a drought arrives the guinea fowl numbers seem to increase whereas a lot of your sort of herbivore animals they decrease and so guinea fowl will form a
Video examples
"Lawn Mower" Dinosaur...
strangest feature was a broad straight edged muzzle which allowed its mouth to work close to the ground unlike any other herbivore neosaurus had more than 30 columns of teeth lined up tightly along the front edge of its squared-off
Video examples
Turning food waste into...
economically and environmentally impactful I wanted to help corporations save money I wanted to make sure the zoo knew that I was going to take this precious resource and do something with it so we take food waste herbivore
Video examples
What is a Dino Mummy? PIPE...
you first lay eyes upon such a remarkable specimen you're absolutely gobsmacked how can you not be excited it's an incredible find the fossil is a hadrosaur of 40 foot three and a half herbivore this Dino roamed the lush
Video examples
The Smell of Prey PIPE...
herbivore but very dangerous the large plates on his back are primarily there for display it is the meter long spikes on his tail and make him so lethal these
Video examples
Fatal Encounter with...
fresh grass; which is food for the herbivores. One such common herbivore is the Thompson's gazelle or Tommy. It's a small goat sized gazelle with a white belly. It has a white rump patch, and he's got two distinctive horizontal black side stripes. The males have quite substantial horns for rutting in defense.
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
did it wasn't I don't think a flotation device I think it was just trying to reduce the amount of living tissue it had to support and still get by and it was doing it quite successfully because it was the most common large herbivore of the day along with one other herbivore in the in the beds in issue
Video examples
Fearsome Teeth of the...
occasionally you'll find a herbivore an animal that feeds on vegetable matter that's worthy of consideration and I think the gelada is just such an animal now looking at the teeth of the gelada they just seem completely pointless for me I mean it's got canine teeth that
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...
he's the only herbivore we have the runs so he is the fastest that we have I am of course being facetious he's not faster than a Thomson's gazelle the fastest antelope in the world contrary to what we told you for months last year he's not the topi it is the Thomson's
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
and dry season food items respectively in herbivore dropping so I'm talking I'm talking nonsense they're saying here that in herbivore droppings they are more likely to find their food in the dry season I suspect that's because there's so few insects anywhere else
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 129 PIPE...
guinea fowl and the Empire and both of them are very very important for for predator food when droughts come as a drought arrives the guinea fowl numbers seem to increase whereas a lot of your sort of herbivore animals they decrease and so guinea fowl will form a
Video examples
"Lawn Mower" Dinosaur...
strangest feature was a broad straight edged muzzle which allowed its mouth to work close to the ground unlike any other herbivore neosaurus had more than 30 columns of teeth lined up tightly along the front edge of its squared-off
Video examples
Turning food waste into...
economically and environmentally impactful I wanted to help corporations save money I wanted to make sure the zoo knew that I was going to take this precious resource and do something with it so we take food waste herbivore
Video examples
What is a Dino Mummy? PIPE...
you first lay eyes upon such a remarkable specimen you're absolutely gobsmacked how can you not be excited it's an incredible find the fossil is a hadrosaur of 40 foot three and a half herbivore this Dino roamed the lush
Video examples
The Smell of Prey PIPE...
herbivore but very dangerous the large plates on his back are primarily there for display it is the meter long spikes on his tail and make him so lethal these
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Quote examples
Jane Goodall
English Scientist
I did this book 'Harvest for Hope,' and I learned so much about food. And one thing I learned is that we have the guts not of a carnivore, but of an herbivore. Herbivore guts are very long because they have to get the last bit of nutrition out of leaves and things.

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Ted Nugent
American Singer
For the Nugent family, fast food is a running herbivore.

Quote examples
Jane Goodall
English Scientist
I did this book 'Harvest for Hope,' and I learned so much about food. And one thing I learned is that we have the guts not of a carnivore, but of an herbivore. Herbivore guts are very long because they have to get the last bit of nutrition out of leaves and things.

Quote examples
Ted Nugent
American Singer
For the Nugent family, fast food is a running herbivore.

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