The document discusses characteristics of carnivores such as eating meat and using teeth and claws for hunting. It describes different types of carnivores like tertiary consumers that eat other carnivores, and mesocarnivores that get at least 50% of their diet from animal meat. Hypocarnivores get less than 30% of their diet from meat. The document provides references for further information on carnivores.

1. Carnivores

2. Characteristics
 Mostly eat meat
 The bigger the mammal the more it needs to eat
 Teeth and claws used for hunting
 Carnivores that do not hunt for their food do not
contain this trait.

3. Different Types of Carnivores
 Tertiary consumers: Carnivores that consume other
carnivores
 Mesocarnivores: at least 50 percent of their diet depend
on animal meat.
 Hypocarnivores: their diet depends on animal meat less
than 30 percent.

5. Work Cited
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