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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. |
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. Obligate carnivores lack the [[physiology]] required for the efficient [[digestion]] of vegetable matter and cannot survive on a solely [[vegetarian]] diet.<ref>{{cite web |
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| accessdate = March 21, 2007 }}</ref> In fact, some carnivorous mammals eat vegetation specifically as an [[emetic]]. |
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Revision as of 06:34, 21 March 2007
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. Obligate carnivores lack the physiology required for the efficient digestion of vegetable matter and cannot survive on a solely vegetarian diet.[1] In fact, some carnivorous mammals eat vegetation specifically as an emetic.
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- ^ "Pets and Vegetarianism". Provet. Retrieved March 21, 2007.