Pawpedia · Food and feeding
Carnivore
Animals that eat other animals.
What is a carnivore?
Most carnivores hunt, with sharp teeth, claws and strong senses. Some eat what other animals leave behind.
Carnivores do an important job in nature: they keep the numbers of their prey in balance.
Examples in the zoo
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Savanna · Mammal
Lion
Panthera leo
Vulnerable
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Savanna · Mammal
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Vulnerable
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Rainforest · Mammal
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Endangered
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Rainforest · Mammal
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Near threatened
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Polar lands · Mammal
Polar bear
Ursus maritimus
Vulnerable
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Polar lands · Bird
Emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Near threatened
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Ocean · Mammal
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Endangered
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Ocean · Mammal
Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Least concern
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Ocean · Mollusc
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Least concern
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Ocean · Fish
Great white shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Vulnerable
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Desert · Bird
Northern bald ibis
Geronticus eremita
Endangered
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Forest & mountain · Mammal
Grey wolf
Canis lupus
Least concern
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Forest & mountain · Mammal
Snow leopard
Panthera uncia
Vulnerable
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Forest & mountain · Bird
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Least concern
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Savanna · Reptile
Nile crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus
Least concern
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Türkiye · Mammal
Striped hyena
Hyaena hyaena
Near threatened
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Türkiye · Mammal
Mediterranean monk seal
Monachus monachus
Vulnerable
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Türkiye · Reptile
Loggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta
Vulnerable
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Türkiye · Mammal
Eurasian lynx
Lynx lynx
Least concern