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- noun Plural form of
carnivore .
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Dogs are carnivores from a highly successful lineage.
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For example in carnivores the genes that make sharp teeth and the separate genes that make their eyes face forward can be explained on the basis that both sharp teeth and the ability to judge the distance of prey are extremely critical to hunting.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judging a Person Based on a Single Forwarded Personal E-Mail 2010
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Dogs are carnivores from a highly successful lineage.
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While simultaneous feeding on a prey carcass may also occur in carnivores, access in these species is best predicted by individual rank and/or nepotistic toleration of related lower ranking individuals [4].
Archive 2006-12-01 2006
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Molecular distance and divergence times in carnivores and primates.
Controversial origins of the domestic dog Darren Naish 2006
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I agree that the popular image of large carnivores is far too sanitized.
Finally: big cat kills uncensored and uncut Darren Naish 2006
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Molecular distance and divergence times in carnivores and primates.
Archive 2006-10-01 Darren Naish 2006
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As for the belief that we are born carnivores and as such should forever remain carnivores, or that, since some animals themselves are carnivores, we shouldn’t hold ourselves to a higher standard: one of my favorite quotes from the movie African Queen, as Kate Hepburn’s character responds to “nature” as the supposed guiding light for all eternity …
Vegan Envy 2009
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We also know that many “creepy-crawlies” are carriers of trichinae e.g., the mouse, hamster, hedgehog, marten, polecat, and other small carnivores, which is reason enough for such creatures not to be eaten.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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We also know that many “creepy-crawlies” are carriers of trichinae e.g., the mouse, hamster, hedgehog, marten, polecat, and other small carnivores, which is reason enough for such creatures not to be eaten.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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