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Mammalogy
Modern Mammal Feeding
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Types of Feeding | Insectivory, Carnivory, Herbivory, Omnivory |
| Insectivory | Procumbent incisors to dig; Short Digestive Tract; No caecum; Myrmecophagy with reduced dentition, peglike teeth, long tongue; Venomous saliva |
| Carnivory | Strong jaws, skull, and teeth; Sharp incisors and canines; Carnassial teeth; Short digestive tract; Lack caecum; Sanguinivory with removed rostrum, small cheek teeth, groove tongue; Piscivory with teeth for grasping and holding |
| Herbivory | Browsers and grazed; Gnawers; Reduced or absent canines; Broad molars; Long intestines; Rely on microorganism breakdown; Foregut and Hindgut Fermintation |
| Foregut Fermintation | Herbivory; 3-4 Chambers; Ruman for fermintation; Reticulum for absorption of nutrients; Omasum for water absorption; Abomasum; Recycle urine; Can leave and chew elsewhere; |
| Hindgut Fermintation | Herbivory; Large quantities of food; Better for poor quality foods |
| Herbivory Specializations | Granivory; Frugivory;Nectorivory; Gumivory; Mycophagy |
| Omnivores | Versatile dentition; Short digestive track; Small and short caecum |
| Food Hoarding | Burying; Dens; Waterholes |