Evolutionary history of what mammals eat: Some groups of mammals have changed their feeding strategies over time
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
The feeding habits of mammals haven't always been what they are today, particularly for omnivores, finds a new study. Some groups of mammals almost exclusively eat meat -- take lions and tigers and other big cats. Other mammals such as deer, cows and antelope are predominantly plant-eaters, living on a diet of leaves, shoots and bark. But particularly for omnivores, the situation wasn't always that way, finds a new study.