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Carnivore
A carnivore is an animal
that eats a diet consisting
mainly of meat, whether it
comes from live animals or
dead ones (scavenging). Some
animals are considered
carnivores even if their
diets contain very little
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Omnivore
An omnivore is an animal
that eats both plants and
meat. Omnivores lack the
specialist behaviour of
carnivores and herbivores,
searching widely for food
sources, and are thus better
able to withstand changes
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Domestication
Domestication is a
phenomenon whereby a wild
biological organism is
habituated to survive in the
company of human beings.
Domesticated animals,
plants, and other organisms
are those whose collective
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Microchip implant (animal)
A microchip is an
identifying integrated
circuit placed under the
skin of a dog, cat, or other
animal. The chips are about
the size of a large grain of
rice and are based on a
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Ball python
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Canid hybrid
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