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An '''obligate'' or '''true carnivore''' is an animal that subsists on a diet consisting ''only'' of meat. They may consume other products presented to them, especially [[animal product]]s like [[cheese]] and [[bone marrow]] or sweet sugary substances like [[honey]] and [[syrup]] but, as these items are not essential they do not consume these on a regular basis. True carnivores lack the [[physiology]] required for the efficient [[digestion]] of vegetable matter and, in fact, some carnivorous mammals eat vegetation specifically as an [[emetic]]. |
An '''obligate'' or '''true carnivore''' is an animal that subsists on a diet consisting ''only'' of meat. They may consume other products presented to them, especially [[animal product]]s like [[cheese]] and [[bone marrow]] or sweet sugary substances like [[honey]] and [[syrup]] but, as these items are not essential they do not consume these on a regular basis. True carnivores lack the [[physiology]] required for the efficient [[digestion]] of vegetable matter and, in fact, some carnivorous mammals eat vegetation specifically as an [[emetic]]. |
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An obligate or true carnivore' is an animal that subsists on a diet consisting only of meat. They may consume other products presented to them, especially animal products like cheese and bone marrow or sweet sugary substances like honey and syrup but, as these items are not essential they do not consume these on a regular basis. True carnivores lack the physiology required for the efficient digestion of vegetable matter and, in fact, some carnivorous mammals eat vegetation specifically as an emetic.
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