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Frugivorous is an adjective which means feeding on fruit
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoAnimal such as a chimpanzee that eats fruit.
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What is a sentence for frugivorious?
Many frugivorous birds alter their diet to include insects during the nesting season. One frugivorous mammal is the maned wolf, found in South America.
What is a term for an animal that eats mainly fruits?
A frugivore- Frugivorous creature that will eat other things but prefers fruit.
What animals are frugivores?
Any animal that eats mainly fruit is classified as a frugivore. There are many bird and bat species that are frugivorous.
What has the author Jonathan S Walker written?
Jonathan S. Walker has written: 'Feeding ecology and rarity of frugivorous birds in tropical rain forest'
What does a mouse deer normally eat?
Mouse-deers, which are actually called a Chevrotain (mouse-deer is a nickname), are frugivorous. They eat fruits that have fallen from trees, shoots coming out the ground, young leaves on plants they can reach and fungi.
Are orangutans herbivore or carnivore or omnivore?
Orangutans (Pongo spp.) are largely herbivores, having a frugivorous (fruit-eating) diet. However, orangutans will opportunistically subsidise their diet with meat when it is easily obtainable. Thus, orangutans are omnivores.
Are bats herbivores?
Some types of bats are herbivores and some types are carnivores that eat insects. Many types are omnivores that eat fruit or insects.From an earlier Wiki Answer: Bats are mainly Insectavorous. There are bats that are Omnivorous, and few that are Carnivorous. There are megabats (aka fruit bats) which are frugivorous - they feed on fruits and flower nectar. So basically, there are herbivore bats.From an earlier Wiki Answer: Bats are mainly Insectavorous. There are bats that are Omnivorous, and few that are Carnivorous. There are megabats (aka fruit bats) which are frugivorous - they feed on fruits and flower nectar. So basically, there are herbivore bats.
How do tucans survie in the wild?
Toucans are primary fruit eating, frugivorous, but are also known to eat theive from other birds nests and each chicks and eggs. They also consume insects. In terms of breeding the colourful bill is indicative of sexual maturity.
What are toucans habits?
Toucans are usually solitary animals. They may hang around in groups of six to eight, but prefer being alone. When resting, toucans have the habit of resting their beaks on their back. Toucans are frugivorous animals. This means they eat only fruit.
What are examples of frugivore?
It is really hard to find actual examples of these kind of animals. I had to do a project on frugivorous fish & i couldn't find any example except for one. A fish example is a Pacu. They are somewhat like piranhas, but they have more of human like teeth.
What is the classification of animals according to their food eaten?
Carnivore - carnivorous creatures are meat-eaters Herbivore - herbivorous creatures are plant-eaters Insectivore - insectivorous creatures eat insects Frugivore - frugivorous creatures are fruit-eaters Omnivore - omnivorous creatures eat just about anything
Does an Orangutan eat orangutans?
No, Orang-utans do not eat other Orang-utans as they are frugivorous (fruit eating). Ninety per cent of their diet consists of fruit but orang-utans also eat nectar, honey, bark, leaves, insects and fungi.
