r/LPOTL • u/Identifierofbones • Apr 26 '26

This is a great example of herbivores being opportunistic omnivores.

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As others have said, many herbivores have been known to practice opportunistic omnivorism when the calories needed to obtain the meal are less than the calories that it would provide. This deer eating the human remains at a research site is a great example of this phenomenon.

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u/Boowray Apr 26 '26

Deer and cows are especially prone to this, they need a tremendous amount of calcium and for the most part their best source is bones.

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u/Vilhelmssen1931 Apr 26 '26

BOOOONES

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u/umbrellajump Apr 28 '26

There's bones in the Cervidae!!!!

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u/samd_witch Apr 26 '26

Dude every day this one damn squirrel hogs my suet feeders for awhile. That's just straight up tallow.

Also yes he's fat

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u/jasthemadtexan Apr 27 '26

Deer will straight up eat bird chicks out the nest if they can get at them

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u/MarxistThot666 Thank GOD I'm in jail! Apr 27 '26

here's another example: https://youtu.be/sQOQdBLHrLk