Carnivores

• Carnivores feed on animal material (meat)
• Carnivores ingest less food than herbivores, as the proteins and fats in meat have a much higher energy value than plant material
• Carnivores' teeth are adapted in the following ways to hold and tear off pieces of meat; incisors have sharp ends to bite food off, canines/fangs are long and strong to pierce, kill and tear prey, premolars/molars have protrusions with sharp edges to cut food