Herbivores: Learn the characteristics

Learn the characteristics, examples, and classifications of herbivores and carnivores, the two categories of animals based on their mode of nutrition. Find out how herbivores feed on plants and carnivores feed on other animals, and the adaptations they have for their diet. Herbivorous animals are the primary consumers that feed on plants. Cows, giraffes, kangaroos, and zebras are a few herbivorous animals that feed on grass, vegetables, fruits, and plants. The leaf beetles, such as this metallic frog beetle (Sagra femorata), are herbivorous. The largest living land animal, the African bush elephant, is a herbivore. This is a list of herbivorous animals, organized in a roughly taxonomic manner. In general, entries consist of animal species known with good certainty to be overwhelmingly herbivorous, as well as genera and families which contain a preponderance of such species. Herbivorous animals are heterotrophs, meaning that they consume other ... The above is the food chain diagram of herbivores only. Plants like herbs, grass, and small plants are food for herbivores like cockroaches, cows, goats, etc., Herbivores survive on these plants only. Like herbivores , carnivores purely depend on herbivores which means herbivores are food for carnivores that are above the position of herbivores .