Define carnivore and name a mammal example.

• A. An animal that eats plants; Example: deer.
• B. An animal that eats both plants and animals; Example: bears.
• C. An animal that primarily consumes meat; Examples: wolves or big cats.
• D. An animal that eats insects; Example: moles.

Answer: (C)

Carnivory means getting most of your energy from eating other animals—primarily meat. In mammals, a classic example is wolves or big cats, whose diets are meat-heavy and centers on predation or hunting. This matches the idea of a carnivore exactly: meat is the main food source.

The other descriptions describe diet patterns that aren’t meat-first. Feeding only on plants is herbivory, eating a mix of plants and animals is omnivory, and focusing on insects is a specialized form of insectivory. While some carnivores may eat insects, the simplest, broad definition of a carnivore is a meat-focused diet, which is why wolves or big cats are the best mammal examples.