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minus-squareauraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 month agoCarnivores can digest plant matter too, and herbivores can digest meat. Omnivore is a behavioural classification mostly. It means an animal (or person) that eats both plants and animals for energy. So vegans are herbivores in practice, even though as a species humans are practicing omnivores.
minus-squareLwL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoMany herbivore species are also opporturnistic omnivores, so it could be argued just as much that it’s about biological specialization.
Carnivores can digest plant matter too, and herbivores can digest meat.
Omnivore is a behavioural classification mostly. It means an animal (or person) that eats both plants and animals for energy.
So vegans are herbivores in practice, even though as a species humans are practicing omnivores.
Many herbivore species are also opporturnistic omnivores, so it could be argued just as much that it’s about biological specialization.