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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

When you said "there's no such thing..." I assumed you have focused on IRL and replied the same. As I said anniversary, I'm completely understand if the rules of the cartoon world depicted

Edit oh different person

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ripped from dukduckgo who inturn took it from 'The American Heritage® Dictionary'

Obligate (Adjective): Able to exist or survive only in a particular environment or by assuming a particular role.

So an obligate carnivore is a being that can only survive in an environment where they are provided meat. The definition of obligate doesn't state the the environment has to be naturally occurring, and I think that's a semantic that isn't discussed.

A great white is a obligate carnivore in naturally occurring environments same as a cat/hawk/lizard etc. But when humans take anything out of its naturally occurring environment (cause we're smart cookies) we can keep it alive and healthy by giving it all the nutrients it needs, and said nutrients be derived from vegan sources.

I think that's what they're refering to as "no such thing" as an obligate carnivore. We can create non-natural environments where a carnivore no longer needs to be one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right, as I said above, in a natural environment (wild) they would need their natural adapted carnivorous diet.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

In our world, I don't think anyone has tried to give a shark a vegan diet. They're definitely all in the wild.

So, so far, they're all carnivores. Yes. The Wild is a pretty fucked up place.