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Can carnivores digest plants

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Slightly yes.A carnivore can,For example:A lion can eat dead animals because it kills animals like a zebra when its dead.So i think yes.I know this probally didnt give much information. -10 year old Shariesa

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yes, plants like a venous fly traps are meat eating carnivores

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Carnivores eat animals. In more simple terms they are meat eaters.

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