Why are some animals carnivores and others herbivores?

) is a good way to explain the relationship between carnivores and herbivores. Plants (and algae and other autotrophs) produce the biomass that will eventually be consumed by carnivores and herbivores (heterotrophs). Since carnivores do not eat plants, for whatever reason, they must eat an animal that is intermediate between them and the plants. read more

why some animals are carnivores and some are herbivores.I asked this question to someone who said because some like flesh else dont.but then why some will like flesh to eat and others cope up with leaves and plants. read more

« Reply #2 on: 09/09/2009 14:15:03 » Herbivores take advantage of the fact that their dinner doesn't try to run away from them whereas having to chase and catch your dinner uses a lot of the energy you will gain from eating it, assuming that you do manage to catch it in the first place. read more