Omnivores, like bears, foxes, raccoons, and opossums, exemplify dietary versatility, consuming both plant and animal matter. This adaptability allows them to thrive in varied environments. Their mixed ...

A new study demonstrates that omnivorous species are the most resistant to fire. The study analyzes changes in composition and abundance in 274 species after the fire that happened in August 2003 in ...

Call it the omnivore's other dilemma. A new study of birds and mammals killed on roadways found that omnivorous animals — those that eat meat and plants — tend to become roadkill more often than ...

In what is likely the first study to look at how dietary preferences evolved across the animal kingdom, UA researchers looked at more than a million species, going back 800 million years. The team ...

In our society, I can think of two broadly defined groups that abhor our animal-agriculture regime: 1) conscientious omnivores, inspired by the work of figures like Wendell Berry, Vandana Shiva, ...

Everyone grows up knowing the difference between herbivore, carnivore, and to a lesser extent, omnivore animals. That's especially the case if you happen to have been into dinosaurs at an early age, ...

The Malabar giant squirrel (Ratufa indica) is indeed a real creature, a large tree squirrel species native to India. These squirrels, also known as Indian giant squirrels, can grow to more than 4 ...

In what likely is the first study on the evolution of dietary preferences across the animal kingdom, researchers report several unexpected discoveries, including that the first animal likely was a ...