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Old 01-03-2009, 08:48 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Comparative anatomy: are humans more like carnivores or herbivores?
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The Comparative Anatomy of Eating
This article seems highly suss to me.

Firstly, it indicates that the traits of omnivores are almost identical to carnivores. That seems very unlikely.

Secondly, omnivore is a very broad category (covering diets from primarily meat-eating to primarily herbivorous) that I doubt can be so neatly pigeonholed. According to these tables, Chimpanzees are herbivorous. They're not.
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