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minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoPredators yes, carnivores no. Things that eat bugs are insectivores. Honestly though, almost no mammals are purely carnivorous, herbivorous, or insectivorous. The majority of species will opportunistically eat what is available.
minus-squareilli@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 day agoYeah, and you don’t have to be a carnivore to be a predator.
Predators yes, carnivores no. Things that eat bugs are insectivores.
Honestly though, almost no mammals are purely carnivorous, herbivorous, or insectivorous. The majority of species will opportunistically eat what is available.
Yeah, and you don’t have to be a carnivore to be a predator.