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California ground squirrels have typically been considered herbivores or granivores, eating mostly plants and seeds.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Then, the herbivores evolved and produced droppings laden with ferns.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Oxpeckers offer great grooming services in return for a nutritious diet of fleas and dead skin from herbivores.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Then, the herbivores evolved and produced droppings laden with ferns.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Oxpeckers offer great grooming services in return for a nutritious diet of fleas and dead skin from herbivores.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r 
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
Medical Definition
herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
especially
: ungulate
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