carnivore

Similar developments have been reported in research on other large carnivores, including spotted hyaenas, and reinforce the expanding value of bioacoustics in ecological science.

Their glowing eyes make them look like a pack of carnivores, salivating as they wait for their prey.

Students must do a training stint in each of four main categories — carnivore, herbivore, bird and primate — so they may wind up working with animals they find unpleasant.

This is just some of the remarkable animal behaviour on display in the new BBC wildlife documentary series, Kingdom, which follows the lives of four rival carnivore families over five years.

Nine known types of bats are true carnivores, meeting more than half of their energy needs by eating vertebrates such as frogs, birds, or even small mammals.